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Club  of  Odd  Volumes 

50  MOUNT  VERNON  STREET 

BOSTON 


EXHIBITION 

PRINTS,  PLAYBILLS,  ADVERTISEMENTS, 

AND  AUTOGRAPH  LETTERS  TO 

ILLUSTRATE  THE 

Hiftory  Oj '  the  Bofton  Stage 

FROM  1791  TO  1825 


From  the  collection  of  Mr.  ROBERT  GoULD  SHAW 


APRIL  20  TO  APRIL  25,  1914 

Open  from  2  P.  M.  TO  6  P.  M. 


NOTE 


In  presenting  this  Selection  of  Portraits,  Playbills,  Auto- 
graph Letters,  etc.,  lack  of  space  has  prevented  the  exhibition 
of  many  items  of  importance,  that  belong  to  the  period  shown, 
viz.:  1791  to  1825. 

The  dates  given  cannot  be  absolutely  guaranteed,  as  the 
only  sources  available  are  frequently  at  variance.  Most  of 
the  dates  are  taken  from  Clapp's  "History  of  the  Boston  Stage" ; 
Ireland's  "Records  of  the  New  York  Stage";  Seilhamer's 
"History  of  the  American  Theatre" ;  and  the  dates  of  the  play- 
bills and  autograph  letters,  as  thereon  inscribed. 

In  a  general  way,  the  exhibits  are  arranged  chronologically, 
commencing  with  No.  1  of  the  Catalogue. 


788867 


EXHIBITS 


1.  EXHIBITION  OF  WAX  WORK.     By  Permission.      Mr. 

BowEN  respectfully  informs  the  publick,  that  on  Wed- 
nesday Evening  next,  will  be  exhibited  in  the  Hall  of 
the    American    Coffee-House,  in    State   Street,    a 
,  large  collection  of  Wax- Work.      Boston,  May  25,  1791. 

Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

2.  FEATS    OF   ACTIVITY.     New   Exhibition-Room,   Board 

Alley.  This  Evening,  the  16th  of  August,  [1792]  will 
be  exhibited  Dancing  on  the  Tight  Rope,  by  Mon- 
siEURS  Placide  and  Martine.  Mons.  Placide  will 
dance  a  Hornpipe  on  a  Tight  Rope,  play  the  Violin  in 
various  attitudes  and  jump  over  a  Cane,  backwards  and 
forwards.  Introductory  Address,  by  Mr.  Harper. 
Singing,  by  Mr.  Wools. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

The  opening  night  of  this  Entertainment  took  place  on  the 
10th  of  August,  1792.   See  Clapp's,  Record  of  the  Boston  Stage,  p.  7. 

3.  MARTIN  (John  E.)     Reproduction  of  Engraved  Portrait 

as  Charley  in  "The  Highland  Reel."     [John  Street 
Theatre,   N.  Y.,  1793].     Scene.     Martin  del.,  Scoles  so. 

Martin  was  born  in  New  York,  in  1768.  He  was  the  first 
American  Actor  that  appeared  on  the  American  Stage,  making 
his  debut  as  young  Norval,  at  the  Southwark  Theatre,  Phila- 
delphia, in  1791.     Died  April  18,  1807. 

4.  NEW  EXHIBITION-ROOM,  Board  Alley.     To-Morrow 

Evening,  (the  5th  of  October)  [1792],  will  be  presented 
A  Moral  Lecture,  in  Five  Parts,  wherein  the  pernicious 
tendency  of  libertinism  will  be  exemplified  in  the 
Tragical  History  of  "George  Barnwell;  or.  The 
London  Merchant,"  Etc,  Etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 


5.  MONSIEUR    PLACIDE'S    BENEFIT.     New    Exhibition 

Room,  Board  Alley.  7th  of  Dec,  1792,  will  be  exhibited 
a  Moral  Lecture,  in  Five  Parts,  called  Romeo  and 
Juliet,  with  a  solemn  Dirge  and  Funeral  Procession. 
In  act  second.  The  Minuet  de  la  Cour  and  Gavot. 
By  Mons.  and  Madame  Placide. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

Mrs.  Placide  was  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  Wrighten,  a  famous 
English  vocalist,  better  known  in  this  country  as  Mrs.  Pownall, 
and  was  herself  highly  accomplished  in  singing  and  dancing, 
and  held  a  fine  position  as  a  comic  actress,  made  her  debut  on 
the  Tight-rope  at  the  Southwark  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  June 
20,  1792.     She  died  in  that  city  in  1823,  aged  about  50. 

6.  NEW  EXHIBITION  ROOM,  Board  Alley.     This  Evening, 

(30th  of  November),  [1792],  a  Moral  Lecture,  in  Five 
Parts,  called  Hamlet,  Prince  of  Denmark,  Etc.,  Etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 
This  was  the  First  Performance  of  Hamlet  in  Boston. 

7.  HENRY    (Mr.)     [John.]     Portrait    in    the    character    of 

Ephraim  Smooth,  in  "Wild  Oats."  C.  B.  del,  C.  T. 
(Tiebout)  sculp.  Full  length,  oval,  in  frame.  Repro- 
duction from  Excessively  Rare  Portrait. 

Made  his  debut  in  London,  Eng.,  in  1762,  at^Drury  Lane  Theatre. 
First  appeared  in  America,  Dec.  7,  1767,  at  the  John  Street 
Theatre,  New  York.  He  was  the  original  Sir  Peter  Teazle  in 
America.     Died  on  ship-board,  April  25,  1795. 

8.  REPRODUCTION  of  the  frontispiece  to  "The  Contrast," 

with  full  length  portraits  of  Messrs.  Henry,  Wignell, 
Hallam  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris.  Drawn  by  Wm. 
Dunlap,  engraved  by  Maverick. 

"The  Contrast"  was  the  first  American  play  ever  performed  in 
public  by  a  company  of  professional  actors. 

9.  POWELL   (Snelling.)     Portrait  as  Sir  George  Airy  in 

"The  Busy  Body."  W.  Levett  pinxt.  S.  Hill,  sc, 
published  by  D.  West,  Marlbro  Street,  and  J.  West, 
Cornhill. 

Born  in  Camarthen,  Wales.  Made  his  American  debut  Feb.  3, 
1794,  in  Boston,  in  "Gustavus  Vasa."  (see  playbill,  No.  10  in 
this  collection.)     Died  April  8,  1821. 


10.  BOSTON  THEATRE.     On  Monday,  February  Third 

[1794]  will  be  performed  the  Tragedy  ot  Gustavus 
Vasa.  .  .  To  which  will  be  added,  a  Farce,  called 
Modern  Antiques;  or,  The  Merry  Mourners,  etc., 
ETC.     Prefatory  Address,  by  Mr.  Powell. 

Playbill  of  the  Opening  Night.     Printed  on    Silk.     The 

only  one  known. 

11.  THEATRE-BOSTON.    [Federal  Street.]  (Second  Season). 

On  Monday  Evening,  March  30,  1795,  will  be  presented 
a  Tragedy,  called  "Cato"; — Cato.  . .  .Mr.  Hipworth; 
— Syphax.  . .  .Mr.  S.  Powell; — Marcia.  . .  .Mrs.  S. 
Powell.  To  which  will  be  added  a  Farce,  called  The 
Prize;  or,  2,  5,  3,  8. 
A  Rare  Playbill. 

The  only  one  known. 

12.  BOSTON  THEATRE.    [Federal  Street.]   View  of.   Wood 

Cut. 

The  opening  performance  at  this  theatre  took  place  on  the 
evening  of  3rd  of  February,  1794,  under  the  management  of 
Messrs.  Charles  Stuart  Powell  (who  visited  England  in  1793, 
to  procure  the  company),  and  Baker,  assisted  by  the  trustees. 
Many  of  the  most  respectable  citizens  were  among  the  stock- 
holders, and  the  record  of  Boston  Theatricals  commences  with 
the  opening  of  its  doors. 

13.  HALLAM  (Mrs.)     Portrait  in  the  character  of  Marianne 

in  Reynolds'  Comedy  of  "The  Dramatist."  En- 
graved by  Tiebout  after  Dunlap,  full  length,  oval,  in 
frame.     Rare. 

The  Portrait  is  the  frontispiece  from  the  Play,  published  by 
T.  and  J.  Swords,  N.  Y.,  1793.  Mrs.  Lewis  Hallam,  maiden 
name  Tuke,  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  New  York  stage 
in  Nov.,  1785, 

14.  BOWEN'S  COLUMBIAN  MUSEUM,  at  the  Head  of 

THE  Mall,  Boston,  will  be  opened  for  the  first  time  this 
Evening  [Dec.  2,  1795].     Containing  a  Collection  of 
Paintings,    Wax   Figures,    etc.,    etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 


15.  BOSTON  AMPHITHEATRE.     J.  B.  Ricketts  Presents 

HIS  RESPECTS  to  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Boston, 
and  its  vicinity,  and  begs  leave  to  inform  them,  that  he 
has  erected  at  a  very  great  expense,  a  new  Amphi- 
theatre, at  the  BOTTOM  of  the  Mall,  for  the  purpose 
of  exhibiting  Equestrian  Exercises,  and  other 
amusements,  etc.,  etc.  Boston,  May  14,  1795. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

16.  RICKETTS'    CIRCUS,    Philadelphia,    1795.     View    of. 

Wood  cut. 

17.  RICKETTS  (Mr.)      "Wen'eer  shall  I  look  upon  his  like 

again."     "The   Celebrated   Corn    Planter  taking  a 
FLYING  leap  ovcr  SiLVA,  a  Horse  of  his  own  height,  by 
Mr.  Ricketts."     Scoles  sc.  No.  6,  Broad  St.,  N.  Y. 
Extremely  Rare  Print. 

18.  WRIGHTEN    (Mrs.)    (Mrs.   Pownali.)     Portrait,  bust 

in  oval,  in  rectangle.  Mezzotint  R.  Dighton  Pinx. 
R.  Laurie  sc.  Pub'd.  March  1st,  1780,  by  W.  Richard- 
son, London. 

Originally  Miss  Matthews,  early  in  life,  she  married  James 
Wrighten,  prompter  of  Drury  Lane  Theatre.  As  Mrs. 
Wrighten  she  became  an  immense  favorite  of  that  establish- 
ment. In  singing  characters  she  displayed  great  excellence, 
and  was  certainly  the  best  comic  singing  actress  of  the  day. 
She  made  her  debut  as  Mrs.  Pownali  in  New  York,  in  a  concert 
at  Corre's  Hotel,  on  the  25th  of  January,  1793,  and  her  first 
appearance  on  the  stage  at  the  John  St.  Theatre,  New  York, 
as  Patty,  in  "Maid  of  the  Mill."  Her  daughter  was  the  wife 
of  Alexander  Placide.  She  died  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  August 
13th,  1796.  Her  first  appearance  in  Boston  was  in  the  season 
of  1794. 

19.  WRIGHTEN    (Mrs.)      Portrait,  in    the    character   of 

Peggy,  in  "The  Gentle  Shepherd,"  full  length.  I. 
Roberts  del.     Thornthwaite  sculp. 

20.  WRIGHTEN    (Mrs.)      Portrait,  in   the    character    of 

Madge,  in  "Love  in  a  Village,"  full  length.  I. 
Roberts  del.     Thornthwaite  sc. 


21.  CONCERT  at  the  Boston  Theatre.     Mrs.  Pownall 

Respectftilly  acquaints  the  public  *  *  *  *  that  her 
concert  will  be  presented  tomorrow  evening,  29th 
(Sept.,  1795)  inst. 

Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

22.  HODGKINSON     (John.)       Portrait.       Engraved     by 

Leney,  after  Groombridge.     Bust  in  oval  (1812). 

23.  HODGKINSON    (Mr.)      Portrait,  as   Robin   in  "No 

Song  no  Supper,"  full  length,  in  oval,  in  frame.     W. 
Barr  Del.     C.  Tiebout  sc. 
We  sing  a  little  and  laugh  a  little 
And  work  a  little  and  swear  a  little 
And  fiddle  a  little  and  foot  it  a  little 
And  swig  the  flowing  can. 
Excessively  Rare  Portrait. 

Born  in  Manchester,  England,  in  1767.  Proper  name  Mea- 
dowcraft.  Made  his  debut  in  Bristol,  Eng.  His  first  appear- 
ance in  America,  was  at  the  Southwark  Theatre,  Phila- 
delphia, as  Belcour  in  the  "West  Indian,"  Sept.,  1792.  In  his 
day  he  was  styled  "the  Atlas  of  the  American  Stage."  He  died 
at  Bladensburg,  Md.,  of  yellow  fever.  He  was  a  handsome 
man,  and  had  a  remarkably  retentive  memory,  and  was  a  fine 
actor — his  forte  was  comedy. 

24.  PLAYBILL.      THEATRE    ROYAL.      Bath.      Tuesday, 

the  15th  of  May,  1792.  Last  time  this  season,  a  New 
Comedy,  call'd  Wild  Oats;  or,  The  Strolling 
Gentlemen; — John  Dory.  ...Mr.  Hodgkinson; — 
Sir  Geo.  Thunder.  . .  .Mr.  Blissett.  To  which  will 
be  added  a  Musical  Entertainment  in  Three  Acts, 
call'd  The  Highland  Reel.     Jenny.  . .  .Miss  Brett. 

A  Rare  Bill  with  the  names  of  early  American  actors  and 
the  famous  Miss  Brett,  who  eloped  from  England  with  Hodg- 
kinson. He  married  her  in  1793.  She  died  in  Philadelphia, 
in  Sept.,   1803. 

25.  THEATRE    [Federal    St.],  Boston   will   open    Monday, 

November    2d,    1795,    with   the   celebrated    Comedy, 
called  Know  Your  Own  Mind.     Dashwood.  . .  .Mr. 
Hodgkinson,  etc.,  etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 


26.  HODGKINSON  (John.)  A.  L.  S.     1  p.  4to.     New  York, 

March  25th,  1795. 

"  I  should  thank  you  Sir,  for  information  at  what 
period  you  think  it  (the  theatre)  would  be  in  sufficient 
readiness  for  the  reception  of  scenery  and  performance ; 
the  Company  close  here  in  June,  and  I  wish  them  to 
proceed  immediately  to  Hartford;  in  fact  they  rely 
on  it." 
Excessively  Rare  Letter. 

27.  HODGKINSON    (Mrs.)     Portrait,  in  the  character  of 

Cora.  Bust,  in  oval  frame.  Pubhsh'd  for  the  German 
Theatre  by  Wm.  Dunlap.  Drawn  by  W.  Dunlap. 
Engrav'd  by  C.  Tiebout.     Rare. 

Formerly  of  the  Bath  Theatre,  England,  a  daughter  of  Brett, 
a  singer  at  Covent  Garden.  She  was  a  very  fair,  light-haired, 
blue-eyed  woman,  and  most  lovely  and  amiable  in  private 
life.  She  was  a  most  excellent  and  versatile  actress — particu- 
larly in  rustic  comedy  and  singing  parts.  In  value  to  the 
theatre,  she  stood  second  only  to  her  husband.  Her  first 
appearance  in  America  was  at  the  John  St.  Theatre,  New  York, 
January  28th,  1793,  in  "The  Wonder,"  enacting  the  part  of 
Louisa.  Her  first  appearance  in  Boston  was  on  the  2nd  of 
Nov.,  1795,  as  Lady  Bell,  in  "Know  Your  Own  Mind."  She 
died  of  consumption  in  New  York,  in  September,  1803. 

28.  FEDERAL  STREET  THEATRE.     For  the  Benefit  of 

Mr.  Williamson.  Tomorrow  Evening,  Dec.  26 
[1798].  "The  Jealous  Wife."  Charles  Oakly; — 
Mr.  Williamson.  The  Last  Night  of  His  Perform- 
ance on  any  Stage,  etc.,  etc.  At  the  end  of  the  Play, 
Mr.  Williamson  will  take  his  Final  Leave  of  the 
Audience,  etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

29.  FONTENELLE  (Miss.)     Portrait,  in  the  character  of 

Moggy,  in  "The  Highland  Reel."     Barlow  sculp., 
full  length,  (1788). 
Reproduction   of   the   excessively    Rare    Portrait.     Only 
one  copy  known  of  the  original. 

She  married  J.  B.  Williamson  and  appeared  on  the  New  York 
and  Boston  stage  in  1796.  Died  at  Charleston  in  1799.  Miss 
Fontenelle  delivered  one  address  at  the  Dumfries  Theatre  in 


1793,  written  by  Robert  Burns,  and  was  the  object  of  one  of 
his  charming  short  poems,  "On  Seeing  Miss  Fontenelle." 
She  sprung  into  favor  on  the  London  boards  at  a  single  bound. 
Before  her  first  appearance  at  Covent  Garden,  Nov.  6th,  1788, 
as  Moggy  McGilpin  in  the  original  production  of  the  "High- 
land Reel,"  it  was  announced  that  she  had  never  trod  a  stage, 
and  in  the  prologue  to  the  comedy  she  was  alluded  to  as 
"Priscilla  Tomboy  of  Cheapside." 

30.  PLAYBILL.     Theatre  Royal  in  Covent  Garden.     Wed- 

nesday, May  27,  1789,  the  Comic  Opera  of  The  High- 
land Reel.     Miss  Fontenelle  [as  Moggy],  etc.,  etc. 

31.  MUSIC.     Cut,  Slash,  Ram,   Damn,  etc.,   A  Favorite 

Song,  sung  by  Miss  Fontenelle  in  the  new  opera 
called   The    Highland    Reel.     Music    and    Words. 
Printed  for  Walker's  Hibernian  Magazine. 
Extremely  Rare. 

32.  VIEW.      The   Haymarket   Theatre,   Boston.     Wood 

Cut,  with  text.     Inlaid. 

33.  VIEW.      The     Second     Foston    Theatre     (Federal 

Street).     A.  Bowen  del  et  sc. 
Rare. 

34.  PLAYBILL.     CHARLESTON  THEATRE.     Mr.  Placide 

respectfully  informs  the  Public,  that  the  Theatre 
WILL  be  opened  This  Evening,  Wednesday,  Novem- 
ber 13,  1805,  FOR  THE  Benefit  of  the  orphan 
children  of  the  late  Mr.  Hodgkinson.  The  cele- 
brated Comedy  of  "A  Cure  for  the  Heart  Ache; — " 
Young  Rapid....  Mr.  Jones  (from  the  Theatre 
Boston,  being  his  first  appearance  here)  folio. 
Excessively  Rare  Playbill. 

35.  WHITLOCK     (Mrs.)      Portrait,     as     Margaret     in 

"Earl  of  Warwick."     De  Wilde  pinxt,  Audinet  sculp., 

full  length,  oval  in  frame. 

Maiden  name  Elizabeth  Kemble,  sister  to  Mrs.  Siddons,  born 
at  Warrington,  Lancashire,  England,  April  2,  1761.  Married 
C.  E.  Whitlock  in  1786.  Made  her  first  appearance  in  London, 
Jan.  6,  1783,  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  as  Alicia  in  "Jane  Shore." 


Came  to  America  with  her  husband  in  1793.  Made  her  first 
appearance  on  the  American  stage,  the  same  year  at  Annapolis, 
Md.     Died  in  England  in  1835. 


36.  FEDERAL  STREET  THEATRE.     Mrs.   Whitlock  re- 

spectfully informs  the  Public  that  her  Benefit  is  fixed 
for   Tomorrow   Evening,    Feby    27th     [1799].     "The 
Mourning   Bride;"— Zara.  . .  .Mrs.  Whitlock,  etc., 
etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

37.  MR.  DEARBORN'S  THEATRE.    February  16th  [1798]. 

The  Opera  of  "The  Purse,"  and  a  Grand  Historical 
Pantomime  called  "The  American  Heroine." 

Mr.   Dearborn's  school  room  was  occupied  by  this  company 
after  the  destruction  of  the  Theatre,  by  fire,  Feb.  2nd,  1798. 


38.     WOOD    (Mrs.)      Portrait.     Bust   in   oval.     R.    Peale 
Pinxt.     Edwin  sc. 

Maiden  name  Juliana  Westray,  made  her  first  appearance 
on  the  American  stage  in  1797,  at  the  Haymarket  Theatre, 
Boston.  Married  William  B.  Wood,  Jan.  30,  1804.  She  was 
a  favorite  actress  in  Philadelphia,  where  she  died,  Jan.  18, 1855. 


39.     DARLEY    (Mr.)  [John.]     Engraved  Portrait,  as  per- 
forming   in    the    Orchestra    at    Vauxhall.     Half 
length,  with  music  in  hand.     (London,  circa  1790.) 
Very  scarce. 

Mr.  Darley  was  not  a  good  actor,  but  in  singing  parts  his 
faults  were  overlooked.  The  first  mention  of  him  as  an  actor 
that  Seilhamer  was  able  to  find  was  as  Charles  the  Wrestler, 
in  "As  You  Like  It,"  in  1784.  He  was  a  large  man,  in  fact, 
when  he  came  to  America  he  was  a  fat  man  and  he  was  prob- 
ably chosen  for  Charles  because  he  looked  the  athlete.  For 
fully  ten  years  Darley,  as  a  singer,  was  a  Covent  Garden 
favorite.  So  great  and  so  lasting  was  his  popularity  at  Vaux- 
hall, that  after  the  flight  of  Mrs.  Wrighten,  he  almost  compen- 
sated the  audiences  for  her  loss.  When  he  came  to  America, 
he  brought  with  him  his  son,  John  Darley,  the  younger,  who 
was  destined  to  become  one  of  the  most  distinguished  actors 
on  the  American  stage. 


40.  MR.    DARLEY'S    BENEFIT,    Federal    Street    Theatre. 

This  Evening,  April  18th  [1803] .     "The  Busy  Body." 
Charles.  ...  Mr.  Darley,  etc.,  etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

41.  DARLEY    (Mrs.)      Portrait,    bust,    in    oval.     Dunlap 

delt.     Leney  sculp. 

Maiden  name  Ellen  Westray,  born  at  Bath,  England,  1777. 
She  became  Mrs.  John  Darley  in  1801,  and,  with  the  exception 
of  a  season  or  two  at  Boston,  remained  on  the  New  York  stage, 
enjoying  unbounded  favor,  till  she  removed  to  Philadelphia 
in  1819,  where  she  continued  until  her  retirement,  about  the 
year  1832,  playing  once,  during  that  period  a  brilliant  star 
engagement  at  the  Chatham  Garden  Theatre,  New  York. 
Her  greatest  excellence  was  found  in  the  gentler  heroines  of 
tragedy,  or  the  pathetic  characters  of  the  domestic  drama. 
As  a  vocalist,  she  could  warble  the  music  of  her  day  with  great 
sweetness  and  expression.  She  died  in  Philadelphia  in  1848, 
at  the  age  of  69,  as  deeply  regretted  as  she  had  been  throughout 
life  respected  and  admired. 

42.  DARLEY   (Mrs.)     Portrait,   as  Amelia,   three-quarter 

length,  in  frame.  Engraved  by  J.  W.  Steel  from  a 
painting  by  J.  C.  Darley. 

The  portrait  appeared  originally  in  the  Lopez  and  Wemyss' 
Edition  of  Plays,  published  in  Philadelphia. 

43.  BERNARD    (Mr.    John.)     Portrait,   half  length.     En- 

graved by  H.  Meyer. 

Made  his  first  appearance  in  Boston,  during  the  season  of  1803- 
4,  and  proved  a  very  valuable  accession  to  the  American  stage. 
Mr.  Bernard  was  a  discriminating  actor  in  the  presentment 
of  "many  colored  life,"  excelling  more  particularly  in  the 
comic.  He  was  born  at  Portsmouth,  England,  in  1756.  He 
visited  America  under  the  auspices  of  Mr.  Wignell,  making 
his  bow  before  an  American  audience  at  the  Greenwich  Street 
Theatre,  New  York.  He  was,  for  some  time,  the  secretary 
of  the  famous  Beef-Steak  Club,  of  London,  and  is  the  author  of 
the  "Retrospections  of  the  Stage." 

44.  BERNARD  (Mr.)  [John.]    Portrait,  as  Jack  Meggott, 

in  "Suspicious  Husband."  De  Wilde  pinxt,  Corner 
sculp,  full  length,  oval  in  frame.  London,  Printed 
for  J.  Bell,  British  Library,  Strand,   Nov.  12,  1791. 


45.  PLAYBILL.  THEATRE  ROYAL,  Covent  Garden.  Friday 

December  11,  1789,  will  be  presented  a  Comedy  called 
The  Way  to  Keep  Him.  Sir  Brilliant  Fashion.  .  .  . 
Mr.  Bernard.  And  2nd  time  at  this  theatre,  a 
Comedy  in  Two  Acts,  called  Bon  Ton; — Lord  Minikin 
....  Mr.  Bernard. 

46.  BERNARD    (John).      A.  L.  S.    1  p.    4to.      71    Welbeck 

Street,  Covent  Square,  n.d. 

"The  only  plan  I  can  with  any  safety  proceed  on  will  be 
this — to  give  Mr.  Elliston  j^50  for  the  season  and 
half  the  profits  .  .  .  and  if  he  wishes  for  a  better 
knowledge  of  my  probity  and  integrity  he  shall  have 
as  many  vouchers  as  he  may  please  to  demand." 

47.  CONSERVATORY   HALL,   Rowe's   Lane,   Boston.     To 

THE  Lovers  of  Harmony.  Last  Concert,  this 
Season.  M.  Mallet  respectfully  informs  his  friends 
and  the  Public,  that  on  Tuesday,  May  19  [1801],  a 
Concert  of  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music,  will  be 
given  for  his  Benefit,  etc.,  etc. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

48.  COOPER   [Thomas  A.]      Portrait  as  Pierre.     C.   R. 

Leslie  del,  J.  0.  Lewis  sc,  full  length,  profile.     Hand 

COLORED. 

Born  in  1776.  His  first  appearance  upon  the  stage  was  made 
in  Edinburgh,  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  as  Malcolm  in  "Mac- 
beth," with  triumphant  success.  His  first  appearance  on  the 
American  stage  was  at  Philadelphia,  Dec.  9th,  1796,  as  Mac- 
beth. With  a  handsome  face  and  noble  person,  a  fine  mellow 
voice,  unusual  dignity  of  manner  and  grace  of  action,  and 
in  his  declamation  most  forcible  and  eloquent,  as  a  tragedian 
he  was  without  a  rival.  For  thirty  years  Mr.  Cooper  was  the 
paramount  favorite  of  the  public,  successfully  resisting  the 
encroachments  of  all  rivalry,  even  Cooke's  visit  leaving  his 
professional  repute  unaflfected.  He  acquired  a  large  fortune  in 
the  exercise  of  his  profession,  but  his  extravagant  style  of 
living,  and  fondness  for  the  gaming  as  well  as  the  dinner  table, 
finally  reduced  him  to  comparative  poverty,  and  a  Benefit 
given  to  him,  at  the  Bowery  Theatre,  New  York,  Nov.  7th, 
1833,  yielded  a  gross  amount  of  $4,500,  the  largest  sum  then 
ever  received  for  a  single  night's  performance  at  any  theatre 
in  America.  Made  his  first  appearance  in  Boston,  on  March 
nth,  1805,  as  Hamlet.  He  died  at  Bristol,  Pa.,  April  21st, 
1849,  aged  nearly  73  years. 


49.  COOPER    (Thomas   A^thorpe.)     Portrait,  as  Hamlet, 

bust  in  oval.     Edwin  sc. 

50.  COOPER    (Thos.   A^thorpe.)     Portrait,  as   Leon,  full 

length.     C.  R.  Leslie  del,  Edwin  sculp. 

51.  PLAYBILL.     THEATRE  ROYAL,  Covent  Garden.    Mon- 

day, Nov.  2,  1795,  "Hamlet;" — Hamlet.... by  Mr. 
Cooper.  (Being  his  third  appearance) ; — Ophelia.  . . . 
Mrs.  Mountain,  etc.,  etc. 

52.  PLAYBILL.     [Federal    Street   Theatre,   Boston.]     Last 

Night  of  the  Engagement  of  Mr.  Cooper.  This 
Evening,  (Friday)  Dec.  17th,  1819,  Payne's  Historical 
Tragedy,  in  five  acts,  called  Brutus,  or  The  Fall  of 
Tarquin; — Lucius  Junius.  ..  .  Mr.  Cooper,  and  "The 
Liar,"  Young  Wilding.  . .  .Mr.  Cooper. 

53.  COOPER  (Thos.  Apthorpe).    A.  L.  S.  3pp,  4to.     To  his 

son,  Lieut.  James  F.  Cooper.     Bristol,  June  29,  1837. 
Interesting  family  and  business  letter. 

54.  CAULFIELD     (Mr.)       Engraved     Portrait.     Bust,   in 

oval. 
Proof  before  all  letters. 

Came  from  England  and  made  his  first  appearance  upon  the 
American  stage  at  the  Theatre,  Boston,  during  the  season  of 
1806,  and  showed  himself  to  be  possessed  of  considerable 
ability.  He  died  at  Cincinnati  in  April,  1815,  from  intem- 
perance. 

55.  CAULFIELD    (Mr.)      Portrait,  as    Mirabel   in  "The 

Inconstant,"  full  length,  in  oval,  in  frame.  De 
Wilde  pinxt.,  Leney  sc,  London.  Printed  for  G. 
Cawthorn,  British  Library,  Sept.  26. 

56.  POE   (Mrs.)      Portrait,  three-quarter  length,  in  oval. 

Bierstadt  Process  Print. 

Maiden  name  Arnold.  She  was  a  member  of  Solee's  company, 
in  John  St.,  New  York,  in  1797.  She  evinced  talent  both  as 
singer  and  actress.  She  was  at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York, 
in  1809.  She  was  the  mother  of  Edgar  Allen  Poe,  the  famous 
poet. 


57.  POE  (Edgar  Allen.)     Engraved  Portrait,  bust. 

58.  PLAYBILL.    CINDERELLA  for  the  fourth  time  in  Boston. 

Monday  Evening,  Dec.  14,  1807,  "The  Sultan." 
To  which  will  be  added  a  Grand  Allegorical  Panto- 
mimic Spectacle,  called  "Cinderella,  or.  The  Little 
Glass  Slipper;" — Venus.  . .  .  Mrs.  Poe; — Prince.  . .  . 
Mr.  Poe. 

The  father  and  mother  of  Edgar  Allen  Poe. 

59.  STANLEY     (Mrs.)      Portrait.     Bust,     oval    in  frame. 

Snyder,  sculp. 

Maiden  name,  Wattle.  Married  the  Hon.  Thomas  Twistleton, 
second  son  of  Lord  Say  and  Sele,  in  1790,  and  together  they 
received  great  applause  in  the  private  performance  of  plays, 
then  in  high  vogue  as  an  amusement  with  the  nobility  and 
gentry  of  England.  Her  first  public  appearance  was  at 
Gloucester,  England,  for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Holman,  when  she 
personated  Belvidera,  with  such  success  that  she  was  engaged 
at  Covent  Garden  for  six  nights,  where  she  drew  very  full  and 
fashionable  houses.  She  was  brought  to  America  by  John 
Bernard  for  the  Boston  Theatre,  where  she  was  very  favorably 
received,  under  the  assumed  name  of  Stanley.  She  possessed  a 
handsome  person,  a  fine,  intelligent  countenance  and  charming 
manners.     She  died  at  Burlington,  Vt. 

60.  TWISLETON     (Mrs.)     (Mrs.     STANLEY.)     Portrait. 

Bust,  in  oval.  Engraved  by  Ridley  from  a  Painting 
by  W.  Naish.  Pub'd  for  the  Proprietors  of  the  Monthly 
Mirror,  April  1,  1796,  by  T.  Bellamy,  King  St.,  Govt. 
Garden. 

61.  PLAYBILL.  Mrs.  TWISLETON'S  NIGHT,  Theatre  Royal 

in  Covent  Garden,  Wednesday,  April  30th,   1794. 
"Romeo  &  Juliet;" — Juliet.  ...  Mrs.  Twisleton. 
(Being  her  first  appearance  in  that  character), 
Etc.,  Etc. 

61a.  PLAYBILL.  CIRCUS.  Messrs.  Pepin  &  Breschard. 
First  Riding  Masters  from  the  Academies  of  Paris 
and  various  parts  of  Eiu"ope,  from  necessity  have 
erected  their  Circus  in  Charlestown.     This  Evening, 


Dec.  29th  [1809],  will  be  exhibited  New  and  various 
exercises  of  Horsemanship,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

Messrs.  Pepin  and  Breschard  were  Frenchmen,  and  the  num- 
ber and  splendor  and  training  of  their  stud,  were  a  perpetual 
source  of  admiration  and  wonder. 
See  Clapp's  "Record  of  the  Boston  Stage,"  p.  142. 

62.  FENNEL    (Mr.)    [JAMES.]     Portrait.     Bust,   in   oval 

frame.     Doyle  pinxt.     Snyder  sc. 

Mr.  Fennel  was  a  performer  of  great  excellence.  His  height 
was  six  feet,  two  inches;  his  face  was  pleasant,  not  handsome. 
Under  the  assumed  name  of  Cambray,  he  first  appeared  in  Ed- 
inburgh, in  1787,  with  great  success;  leaving  Edinburgh,  he 
went  to  London  and  played  at  Covent  Garden.  Not  meeting 
with  much  success,  he  came  to  America,  and  made  his  debut 
at  Philadelphia  in  1794,  receiving  the  highest  encomiums  of 
the  press,  and  playgoers  in  general.  First  appearance  in 
New  York,  was  at  Park  Theatre  in  1800,  and  was  there  again 
in  1802.  He  finally  sunk  into  imbecility,  and  on  his  last 
appearance,  in  1814,  seemed  to  have  become  a  driveling  idiot. 
Died  at  Philadelphia  in  June,  1816,  aged  nearly  50. 

63.  FENNELL    (JAS.)      Portrait,    half   length,    seated   in 

chair.     Wood  Pinxt.     Boyd  sc. 
Rare  Portrait. 

64.  PLAYBILL.  THEATRE  [PARK,  N.  Y.] .     Mr.  Fennell's 

Third  Night,  Monday,  November  5th,  1810,  "Richard 
the  Third;" — Richard.  . .  .Mr.  Fennell,  Etc.,  Etc. 

65.  TWAITS  (Mr.)  [WILLIAM.]     Etched  Portrait  as  Dr. 

Panglos,  full  length. 

Only  one  other  copy  known. 

This  gentleman  was  born  at  Birmingham,  England,  April 
2Sth,  1781.  First  appearance  in  America,  at  Philadelphia 
Theatre  in  1803.  Made  his  first  appearance  in  Boston  during 
the  season  of  1807-8.  His  forte  was  comedy  of  the  broadest 
kind,  and  his  comic  singing  always  convulsed  the  house  with 
laughte*.  In  his  personal  appearance  he  was — "short  and 
thin,  yet  broad;  muscular,  but  meager;  head  large,  with  stiflE 
carroty  hair;  face  long  and  colorless,  prominent  hooked  nose, 
projecting  hazel  eyes,  large  mouth,  and  thin  lips."  His  voice 
was  strong,  and  his  great  powers  of  song  made  him  as  great  a 
favorite  with  convivialists  as  with  the  lovers  of  comedy.  He 
died  in  New  York,  August  22nd,  1814,  aged  33  years. 


66.  PLAYBILL.   [BOSTON  THEATRE.]    Mr.  Tw aits'  Bene- 

fit and  LAST  NIGHT  of  his  Engagement,  Jan.  15,  1808. 
"The  Road  TO  Ruin;" — Goldfinch.  . .  .Mr.Twaits; — 
MiLFORD.  . .  .Mr.  Poe,  Etc.,  Etc. 

67.  MERRY  (ROBERT.)     Engraved  Portrait.     Bust,  head 

resting  on  right  hand,  oval  in  symbolical  frame. 

The  husband  of  Anne  Brunton,  a  poet,  and  literary  character. 


68.  MERRY  (ROBT.,  ESQR.)     Engraved  Portrait,  bust, 

in    oval    frame.     From    European    Magazine.     Pub- 
lished by  J.  Sewell,  32,  Cornhill,  Jan.  1,  1793. 

69.  BRUNTON   (Miss.)  [Mrs.   Merry,  Mrs.   Wignell,   Mrs. 

Warren.]    Bust,  in  oval  frame.     T.  Cook  del  et  sculp. 
Published  Nov.  9,  1785,  by  Wm.  Bent. 

She  was  the  eldest  daughter  of  John  Brunton,  manager  of  the 
Norwich  Theatre,  England,  and  was  born  May  30th,  1769. 
Made  her  first  appearance  on  the  benefit  night  of  her  father 
at  Bath,  in  February,  1785,  in  "The  Grecian  Daughter." 
First  appeared  in  London,  at  Covent  Garden,  October  17th, 
1785,  as  Horatia,  introduced  by  a  prologue  from  the  pen  of 
Arthur  Murphy,  spoken  by  Mr.  Holman.  She  married  Mr. 
Robert  Merry  in  1792,  a  gentleman  well  known  as  the  author 
of  the  Delia  Crusca  poetry.  She  made  her  first  appearance  in 
America  in  Philadelphia,  Dec.  5th,  1796,  as  Juliet.  Mr. 
Merry  died  in  1798,  and  on  the  1st  of  January,  1803,  she  mar- 
ried Mr.  Wignell,  who  survived  the  union  only  seven  weeks. 
Once  more,  on  the  15th  of  August,  1806,  she  entered  the 
matrimonial  state  with  Mr.  Warren  (the  father  of  Boston's 
favorite  comedian — the  late  William  Warren  of  the  Museum) 
of  Philadelphia.  For  nearly  two  years  nothing  occurred  to 
mar  the  felicity  of  this  match,  when,  contrary  to  any  antece- 
dent prognostic,  she  was  seized  in  her  confinement  with 
epileptic  fits,  and  she  died  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  on  the  28th  of 
June,  1808.  Her  person  was  rather  under  size,  but  her  figure 
was  elegant,  and  her  action  and  deportment  graceful  and  easy. 
Without  possessing  great  beauty  of  countenance,  she  had  highly 
expressive  features,  and,  with  a  fine,  clear  articulation,  her 
sweetness  of  voice  struck  every  ear  like  a  charm.  In  America 
she  has  since  been  equaled  in  pathos  by  Mrs.  Duff,  and  sur- 
passed in  sublimity  by  Fanny  Kemble,  but  excepting  these  two, 
every  tragic  actress  here  would  suffer  by  comparison  with 
this  highly  gifted  woman. 


70.  BRUNTON    (Miss.)     Portrait,  as  Euphrasia  in  "The 

Grecian  Daughter,"  full  length,  oval  in  frame.  En- 
graved for  the  Lady's  Magazine. 

71.  WARREN    (Mrs.)      Portrait    in    the    character    of 

Helena,  bust  in  oval  frame.  M.  Brown  delint. 
Thornthwaite  sculpt.  From  Bell's  British  Library, 
April  4th,  1786. 

72.  WARREN   (Mrs.)     [Miss  BRUNTON.]     Bust.    Medal- 

lion.    Edwin  sc, 

73.  BRUNTON  (Miss  and  HOLMAN,  Mr.)    Portraits  in  the 

characters  of  Palmira  and  Zaphna  in  "Mahomet," 
Act  4,  Scene  3,  full  length.  Stothard  ad  viv.  del. 
Heath  sculp. 

74.  HARWOOD     (J.   E.     Mr.)      Portrait.     Bust,    in    oval 

frame.     Robt.  Field  pinxt.     David  Edwin  sc. 
Hand  colored. 

Made  his  first  appearance  on  the  New  York  stage  as  Gradus 
in  "Who's  the  Dupe,"  at  the  New  Theatre,  Greenwich  Street, 
August  21st,  1797.  High  comedy  was  his  forte,  but  increasing 
corpulence  compelled  him  to  adopt  a  broader  line,  and  he  was 
perfectly  at  home  in  any  humorous  character.  His  FalstaflE 
was  the  best  seen  in  America  until  the  arrival  of  Cooke.  He 
had  first  appeared  at  Annapolis  and  Philadelphia  in  1793-4, 
and  was  afterwards  on  the  Park  stage  for  several  years.  He 
died  at  Germantown,  Penn.,  Sept.  21st,  1809,  aged  38  years, 
leaving  at  the  time  no  equal  in  comedy  on  the  American  stage. 
He  made  his  appearance  in  1808,  in  Boston. 

75.  PAYNE    (MASTER.)      [JOHN     HOWARD.]     Portrait. 

Bust,  in  oval.  Engraved  by  Leney,  from  the  original 
miniature  by  Wood  (1808). 

On  the  24th  of  February,  1809,  Master  Payne,  the  young 
American  Roscius,  made  his  first  appearance  on  a  public  stage, 
at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  in  the  character  of  Young 
Norval,  with  triumphant  success.  On  the  3rd  of  April,  the 
same  year,  he  made  his  first  appearance  in  Boston  at  the 
Federal  St.  Theatre  in  the  same  part,  and  was  justly  considered 
a  histrionic  wonder.  During  this  engagement  he  appeared 
as  Romeo,  Selim,  Tancrede,  Hamlet,  etc.,  and  his  first  night 
attracted  an  audience  of  $745.62,  and  at  his  benefit  when  he 


played  Hamlet,  there  was  $987.37  in.  He  received  for  six 
nights  $800.  He  was  born  in  New  York  on  the  9th  of  June, 
1792.  When  a  boy,  he  found  an  appropriate  sphere  of  action 
in  publishing  a  weekly  paper,  called  "The  Thespian  Mirror." 
Made  his  debut  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London,  June  4th, 
1813,  as  Young  Norval,  and  afterwards  played  through  the 
English  provinces  and  Ireland.  He  is  the  author  and  adapter 
of  numerous  plays,  his  name,  however,  wUl  ever  be  associated 
in  the  minds  of  all  lovers  of  melody,  with  that  simple  yet  soul 
trusting  poem,  "Home,  Sweet  Home,"  of  which  he  is  the 
author.  He  was  appointed  consul  to  Tunis,  in  1841,  where  he 
died,  after  a  brief  illness,  April  10th,  1852. 

76.  PAYNE  [JOHN  HOWARD.]     Portrait.    Bust.    Engd. 

by  H.  B.  Hall  &  Sons,  New  York. 

77.  PAYNE  (Mr.  HOWARD.)    Portrait,  as  Young  Norval, 

full  length.  Taken  by  C.  R.  Leslie,  on  his  first  appear- 
ance at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  June  4th,  1813. 

78.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  ROYAL,  DRURY  LANE,  June 

19,    1813.     "Romeo   and    Juliet;" — Romeo....  Mr. 
Payne  (From  the  Theatres  of  New  York  and  Phila- 
delphia, being  his  3rd  appearance  in  London.),    Etc., 
Etc. 
Rare  Bill. 

79.  PAYNE  (JOHN  HOWARD.)     A.  N.  S.  Ip.  12mo.  oblong. 

To  Messrs  Baring,  Brothers  &  Co.,  Bankers.  An  order 
for  the  payment  of  a  sum  of  money. 

80.  DUFF    (Mr.)    [JOHN.]     Portrait,  as    Marmion,    half 

length.  Engraved  by  A.  B.  Durand  from  a  painting 
by  J.  Neagle.  From  Lopez  &  Wemyss'  Edition  of 
Plays.     Published  by  A.  R.  Poole,  PMlada.,  1826. 

Mr.  DufiE  was  by  birth  an  Irishman,  and  had  held  a  reputable 
position  on  the  Dublin  Stage,  which  he  left  to  fulfil  an  engage- 
ment at  the  Boston  Theatre,  where  in  1810,  he  made  his  first 
appearance  in  America,  in  the  character  of  Gossamer,  in 
"Laugh  When  You  Can."  He  afterwards  went  to  Phila- 
delphia where  he  became  an  immense  favorite  as  a  member  of 
the  stock  company,  attracting  far  better  houses  than  many  who 
claimed  the  highest  honors  of  starring.  He  died  at  Philadel- 
phia, April,  1831. 


81.  DUFF  (Mrs.)  [MARY.]     Portrait  as  Mary,  half  length, 

in  frame.  Engraved  by  J.  B.  Longacre  from  a  Paint- 
ing by  J.  Neagle.  From  Lopez  and  Wemyss'  Edition 
of  Plays.  Published  by  A.  R.  Poole,  Philadelphia, 
1826. 

Born  in  Dublin,  where  she  made  her  first  appearance  upon  the 
stage,  as  a  dancer.  Arrived  in  Boston,  where  she  made  her 
first  appearance  on  the  American  stage  (and  first  appearance 
as  an  actress),  as  Juliet,  in  November,  1810,  at  the  Boston 
Theatre,  where  she  remained  for  two  years.  She  then  went 
to  Philadelphia,  making  her  debut,  Oct.  3,  1812,  in  "The 
Castle  Spectre,"  at  the  Chestnut  Street  Theatre.  In  1822, 
she  appeared,  first  time  in  New  York,  at  Park  Theatre,  Sept. 
5,  as  Hermione  in  the  "Distressed  Mother."  Returned  to  Eng- 
land in  1828,  and  made  her  first  appearance  on  London  stage, 
March  3,  as  Isabella,  in  "The  Fatal  Marriage."  She  lived 
very  happily  with  Duflf  till  his  death.  She  was  married  a 
second  time,  to  Mr.  Seaver,  a  member  of  the  New  Orleans 
Bar,  when  she  retired  from  the  stage.  She  was  the  mother  of 
ten  children.  She  died  in  New  York,  Sept.  5tli,  1857,  in  the 
sixty-third  year  of  her  age.  She  was  the  most  brilliant  actress 
of  her  time. 

82.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE     [Federal    St.]     New    Year's 

Night,  Friday,  January  1st,  1819.  (First  time  this 
season) "Abaellino, THE  Great  Bandit;" — Abaellino 
....  Mr.  Duff; — Rosamunda.  . .  .  Mrs.  Duff.  To 
which  will  be  added,  "Aladdin,  or,  The  Wonderful 
Lamp." 

83.  PLAYBILL.   THEATRE  [Federal  Street.]    Monday,  May 

31st,  1819,"The  Birthday,  or  Fraternal  Discord;" — 
Mr.  Bertram.  . .  .  Mr.  Pelby; — Ann.  . .  .  Mrs.  Pelby. 
After  which  the  new  melodrama,  "The  Falls  of 
Clyde," — Ellen  Enfield.  . .  .Mrs.  Duff,  etc.,  etc. 

84.  SPILLER    (Mr.)      Portrait.     Bust,    in   oval.     From   a 

miniature. 
Bierstadt  Process  Print.     The  only  known  portrait. 

Came  from  the  Haymarket,  London,  and  made  his  bow  on  the 
26th  of  April,  1811,  at  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  as  Frederick, 
in  "Lover's  Vows."  He  was  at  the  Boston  Theatre,  in  October, 
same  year.  Juvenile  Tragedy  and  Comedy  were  the  lines 
at  which  he  aimed,  but  his  abilities  were  developed  to  better 


advantage  in  the  more  eccentric  and  broadly  humorous  walks 
of  the  drama,  in  which  he  finally  acquired  a  very  distinguished 
reputation.  His  person,  though  well  formed,  was  rather  below 
the  middle  size;  his  voice  was  powerful,  articulation  distinct, 
and  action  graceful;  and,  withal,  he  was  a  man  of  fine  literary 
acquirements  using  his  pen  with  great  ease,  vigor  and  elegance. 
He  was  a  favorite  at  the  Park  and  Chatham  Garden  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  the  year  1827. 


85.  COOKE  [GEORGE  FREDERICK.]  Portrait.  Bust, 
in  oval.  Engraved  by  J.  Whessel,  from  a  drawing  by 
J.  Corbett,  1804. 

Born  in  Dublin,  1755,  and  brought  to  England  in  his  infancy, 
where  he  received  his  education.  His  first  attempt  at  the- 
atricals was  in  a  play  at  school,  in  the  character  of  Horatio, 
completely  triumphing  over  the  Hamlet  of  the  night  in  the 
applause  of  the  audience.  In  1771  he  went  to  sea,  on  his 
return  was  put  to  the  printing  trade,  but  resolving  to  become 
a  player,  he  made  his  first  public  appearance  at  Brentford, 
1776,  as  Dumont,  in  "Jane  Shore,"  and  his  first  in  London  at 
the  Haymarket,  in  1778,  as  Castalio,  in  "The  Orphan."  On 
his  first  appearance  at  Covent  Garden,  on  the  31st  of  October, 
he  met  with  a  brilliant  reception,  as  Richard  III.  His  own 
subsequent  triflings  with  his  audience  alone  keeping  him  from 
the  highest  rank  in  his  profession.  As  an  actor,  his  genius 
was  of  the  loftiest  kind.  Nature  and  impulse  were  his  only 
guides.  He  completely  eclipsed  all  who  had  been  seen  before 
him  in  this  country,  and  has  remained  unequaled  in  some 
characters,  except  by  Kean  and  Booth.  He  often  disappointed 
his  best  friends  by  his  infatuated  devotion  to  the  flowing  bowl, 
whose  poisoned  liquid  unfitted  him  entirely  for  his  duties, 
and  ultimately  brought  him  to  the  grave.  His  first  appear- 
ance in  Boston  was  in  the  character  of  Richard  III.  The 
receipts  being  $881.50.  He  was  certainly  a  great  actor,  for 
the  man  who  could  descend  from  the  pride  of  Glenalvon  to 
the  sycophancy  of  Sir  Pertinax,  who  could  assume  the  gentle- 
manly part  with  the  unmanly  conduct  of  Stukely,  and  abandon 
it — for  the  imposing  boldness  of  Pierre — who  could  display 
the  violent  transitions  of  Richard,  or  the  unwilling  gradations 
of  Macbeth,  must  have  been  the  possessor  of  a  range  of  talent 
as  great  as  its  powers  were  eminent.  His  last  appearance  on 
the  stage  was  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  31st  of  July,  1812. 
He  returned  to  New  York,  where  on  the  26th  of  Sept.,  1812, 
the  great  tragedian  died,  aged  57  years  and  5  months. 


86.     COOKE  (GEO.  FRED.)     Portrait,  as  King  Lear,  full 
length.     Edwin  sc.     Engraved  for  "Mirror  of  Taste." 


87.  COOKE   (Mr.)    Portrait,  in  the  character  of  Richard 

THE  3rd.  "I  wish  the  bastards  dead."  Act  4,  Scene  2, 
Richard  3rd.  Oval.  Engraved  by  A.  Cardon  from  a 
miniature  by  J.  T.  Barber. 

88.  COOKE    (Mr.)     The    Same,    as    above. 
Unfinished  Proof. 

89.  COOKE    (GEO.   FRED.)     Portrait,    as   Richard    III. 

C.  R.  LesHe  del.     R.  Edwin  so.,  full  length. 
Hand  colored. 

90.  COOKE  (Mr,).     Portrait  as  Sir  Archy  MacSarcasm 

in  "Love  a  la  Mode,"  full  length.  DeWilde  Pinxt. 
Cardon  so.  London,  Published  by  John  Cawthorn, 
No.  5,  Catherine  Street,  Strand,  Oct.  4,  1808. 

91.  COOKE  (Mr.)— The  Same.     Three  quarter  length. 
Printed  in  colors. 

92.  COOKE  (Mr.)     Portrait,  as  Richard  III.     Full  length. 

Drawn  and  etched  by  R.  Dighton.    Pubd.    Dec,  1800, 
by  Dighton,.  Charing  Cross,  No.  12. 
Printed  in  colors. 

93.  BOSTON  THEATRE.     The  Managers  have  the  pleasure 

of  announcing  to  the  Public,  the  engagement  of  Mr. 
Cooke,  of  the  Theatre  Royal,  Co  vent  Garden,  London, 
FOR  NINE  nights.  The  Theatre  will  be  opened  four  even- 
ings per  week  during  his  stay — viz.  Monday,  Wednes- 
day, Thursday  and  Friday.  This  Evening,  January 
3,  1811,  "Richard  the  Third;" — Richard,  Duke  of 
Gloster.  . .  .Mr.  Cooke.  (His  1st  appearance  in 
Boston.) 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

94.  BOSTON  THEATRE.     The  managers  have  the  pleasure 

of  announcing  to  the  Public,  that  they  have  engaged 
Mr.  Cooke  for  Nine  Nights,  previous  to  his  departure 
for  England.  During  his  Engagement,  no  play  can  be 
repeated  .  .  .  The  theatre  will  be  opened  four    even- 


ings  per  week,  viz: — Monday,  Wednesday,  Thursday 
AND  Friday,  etc.     This  Evening,  Dec,  30,  1811,  will 
be  presented  "Richard  the  Third;" — Richard,  Duke 
OF  Gloster.  . .  .Mr.  Cooke. 
Advertisement  from  a  contemporary  newspaper. 

95.  WHEATLEY    (Mrs.)     Portrait,  three  quarter  length, 

seated. 
India  Ink  Drawing. 

Maiden  name  Sarah  Ross;  was  born  in  Nova  Scotia,  1788. 
After  the  death  of  her  father,  she  made  her  first  appearance 
in  New  York  with  sHght  success,  in  the  fall  of  1805,  retiring 
at  end  of  season,  on  her  marriage  with  Mr.  Wheatley.  She 
resumed  her  profession  in  1811,  but  still  gave  small  promise 
of  her  future  excellence.  Study  and  long  practice,  strict 
adherence  to  nature,  finally  gave  her  the  position  she  aimed 
at,  and  for  more  than  twenty  years,  in  the  line  of  comic,  middle 
aged  and  old  women,  rich  or  poor,  refined  or  vulgar,  indeed, 
of  every  grade,  she  was  entirely  unrivaled  on  the  American 
stage.  She  opened  in  Boston  in  1811.  She  bade  farewell 
to  the  stage  in  1843.  The  performances  of  that  evening  con- 
sisted of  Buckstone's  drama  "Peter  Bell,"  "Bombastes 
Furioso,"  "My  Fellow  Clerk,"  and  "The  Pickwickians," 
She  died  July,  1872,  in  New  York. 

96.  HOLMAN  (Mr.)  [JOSEPH  GEORGE.]    Portrait,  bust 

in  oval.     Engraved  by  James  Heath  from  an  Enamel 
by  Bone,  painted  in  1800. 
Hand  colored. 

Born  in  1764,  in  England.  Made  his  debut  in  America,  at 
Park  Theatre,  New  York,  Sept.  28th,  1812,  and  in  Boston  on 
the  2nd  of  January,  1813,  as  Hamlet.  He  was  distinguished 
as  a  gentleman  and  a  scholar,  having  contributed  to  the 
dramatic  literature  of  the  day,  and  by  the  urbanity  of  his 
manners  and  force  of  his  talents,  greatly  exalted  the  character 
of  his  profession.  He  and  his  daughter  performed  eighteen 
nights  to  genteel  and  fashionable  houses  in  this  city,  receiving 
$2,150  for  their  joint  services.  He  died  at  Rockaway,  Long 
Island,  of  apoplexy,  on  the  24th  of  August,  1817,  in  his  fifty- 
third  year. 

97.  HOLMAN    (Mr.)      Portrait,    in    the    character    of 

Chamont.  Engraved  by  Godfrey,  from  the  original 
picture,  from  life  by  DeWilde.  Printed  for  J.  Bell, 
British  Library,  London,  June  1st,  1792. 


98.  HOLMAN     (Mr.)      Portrait,     in    the    character   of 

Romeo,  full  length.     From  the  Hibernian   Magazine, 
Nov.  30,  1784. 

Rare  Portrait. 

99.  HOLMAN  (J.  G.)  and  (Miss  BRUNTON.)    Afterwards 

Mrs.  Merry,  Mrs.  Wignell,  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Warren.) 

Portraits    as    "Romeo    and    Juliet,"    full    length. 
Reproduction  from  the  folio  Mezzotint  by  T.  Park, 
after  M.  Brown,  London,  1787. 
Bierstadt  Process  Print, 

100.  HOLMAN  (Mr.)  and  (Mrs.  MERRY).     Portraits,  as 

Harry  Dornton  &  Sophia  in  "The  Road  to  Ruin." 
H.  Dor.  Did  you  ever  know  what  it  is  to  love? 
Full  length,  Medallion. 

101.  HOLMAN  (Miss.)     Portrait,  as  Adeline  in  "Fontain- 

viLLE  Forest,"  Act  3,  full  length.     From  the  Hiber- 
nian Magazine. 
Rare. 

Born  in  England,  and  had  appeared  at  the  Haymarket  Theatre, 
London,  prior  to  her  first  appearance  in  Boston,  in  January, 
1813,  as  Lady  Townley.  About  the  year  1815  she  married 
Charles  Gilfert,  the  first  manager  of  the  Bowery  Theatre. 
For  many  years  she  ranked  as  the  first  actress  in  America  in 
high  comedy,  and  her  merit  in  tragedy  was  nearly  as  great, 
so  that  her  services  in  1814  commanded  $200  a  night,  being 
the  first  actress  who  ever  received  that  salary  in  America. 
She  made  her  last  appearance  in  New  York,  July  26th,  1831, 
as  Constance,  in  "King  John."  She  died  in  poverty  in 
Philadelphia. 

102.  PLAYBILL.     [BOSTON    THEATRE.]     Mr.     McFar- 

land's  Benefit,  this  Evening  (Monday),    May  1 
[1815],    "The  Foundling  of  the  Forest."  Song: 
Girl  of  my  Heart.  . .  .by  McFarland,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 
Printed  on  Silk.     Rare. 

103.  PLAYBILL.     [THEATRE,  BOSTON.]     Last  night  but 

one  of  the  season.  For  the  Benefit  of  Mr.  Savage, 
Wednesday  Evening,  May  10th,   1815.     "Pizarro; 


or,  The  Death  of  Rolla"; — Rolla.  . . .  Mr.  Savage, 
Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 
Printed  on  Silk.     Rare. 

104.  HILSON  (Mrs.)     Portrait,  as  Margaret  Overreach 

half  length,  in  frame.  Engraved  by  A.  B.  Durand 
from  a  painting  by  J.  Neagle.  From  Lopez  & 
Wemyss'  Edition  of  Plays.  Published  by  A.  R.  Poole, 
Philadelphia,  1827. 

On  the  15th  of  January,  1817,  Miss  Ellen  Augusta  Johnson 
made  her  dramatic  debut  as  Amanthis,  in  "The  Child  of  Nature" 
at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York.  Born  in  1800,  this  young 
lady  was  now  in  the  first  blush  of  womanhood.  Her  features 
were  handsome  and  expressive,  her  complexion  of  the  most 
delicate  fairness,  her  voice  musical,  and  in  her  clear  ringing 
laugh,  she  eclipsed  every  actress  that  had  ever  trod  the  Amer- 
ican stage.  It  was  so  light,  merry,  and  joyous,  that  it  affected 
every  hearer,  and  compelled  the  audience  to  join  in  unison 
with  her.  She  had  a  thorough  education,  and  was  mistress  of 
several  modern  languages.  She  married  the  eminent  comedian 
Mr.  Hilson,  in  August,  1825.  On  the  death  of  her  mother  in 
1830,  she  withdrew  from  the  stage;  and,  on  resuming  the 
profession,  she  traveled  with  her  husband  on  his  starring  tours, 
until  his  death,  in  1834.  In  the  faU  of  1835,  she  returned  to 
the  Park  Theatre,  sadly  changed;  her  beauty  and  her  youth 
had  fled  together,  still  she  was  kindly  received  for  the  sake  of 
the  past.  While  attached  still  at  the  Park,  she  contracted 
the  scarlet  fever  during  her  attendance  on  her  only  child,  who 
was  sick  of  the  same  disease.  The  child  recovered — the 
mother  died — on  the  2nd  of  April,  1837. 

105.  HILSON  (Mrs.)  and  (Miss  KELLY.)     Engraved  Por- 

traits,   full   length.     "Cherry    and    Fair    Star."     A 
Favorite  Dance  as  Danced  at  the  Park  Theatre. 
Arranged  for  the  Pianoforte  by  T.  W.  H.  B.  B. 
Cut  from  a  Music  Sheet  and  inlaid. 

106.  BARNES   (Mr.)    [JOHN.]     Portrait,  as  Billy  Lack- 

ADAY,  half  length,  in  frame.  Engraved  by  A.  R. 
Durand  from  a  painting  by  J.  Neagle.  From  the 
Lopez  &  Wemyss'  Edition  of  Plays.  Published  by 
A.  R.  Poole,  Philadelphia,  1826. 

John  Barnes  made  his  first  bow  in  America  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle 
and  Lingo,  at  the  Park  Theatre,  in  1816.     He  soon  became 


an  immense  favorite,  and  in  the  course  of  his  theatrical  life, 
probably  caused  more  amusement  and  laughter  than  any 
comedian  of  his  time.  The  comical  phiz  of  "old  Barnes," 
was  always  the  signal  for  a  burst  of  merriment,  and  even  they 
who  censured  his  extravagance  were  obUged  to  laugh  at  his 
whimsical  grimaces.  He  died  on  the  28th  of  August,  1841, 
and  is  buried  in  St.  Mark's  burying-ground,  New  York. 

107.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  (Federal  Street,  Boston.)  Mr. 

J.  Barnes'  second  appearance  in  Boston,  Friday, 
January  14th.  (1820.)  "The  School  for  Scandal; — " 
Sir  Peter  Teazle.  ..  .Mr.  J.  Barnes; — Lady 
Teazle.  . .  .Mrs.  J.  Barnes,  and  the  melodrama,  in 
2  acts,  "The  Broken  Sword;" — Pablo....  Mr.  J. 
Barnes; — Myrtillo  (a  Dumb  Boy)....  Mrs.  J. 
Barnes. 

108.  BARNES  (Mrs.)    [MARY  GREENHILL.]     Portrait,  as 

Isabella,  half  length,  in  frame.  Engraved  by  A.  B. 
Durand  from  a  painting  by  J.  Neagle.  From  the  Lopez 
&  Wemyss'  Edition  of  Plays.  Published  by  A.  R. 
Poole,  Philadelphia,  1826. 

Born  in  London,  where  she  made  her  debut,  at  the  Haymarket 
Theatre,  in  1811.  She  appeared  for  the  first  time  in  America 
at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  as  Juliet  in  "Romeo  and 
Juliet."  Few  actresses  have  been  so  deserving,  fewer  still 
have  been  so  fortunate.  She  at  once  gained  the  affections  of 
the  audience  and  during  a  theatrical  career  of  five  and  twenty 
years,  nothing  occurred  to  detract,  in  the  slightest  degree, 
from  the  kindliest  feelings  always  entertained  for  her.  She 
excelled  principally  in  the  youthful  heroines  of  tragedy, 
though  few  ladies  have  given  us  high  comedy  with  equal 
finish,  and  no  roguish  boy  was  ever  better  personated  than  by 
Mrs.  Barnes.  She  died  from  an  attack  of  paralysis,  in  New 
York,  August  26th,  1864.  in  the  84th  year  of  her  age. 

109.  BARNES     (Mrs.)      Engraved     Portrait.     Bust,     in 

frame. 

110.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  [Federal  Street,  Boston.]     Fri- 

day, Dec.  24  [1819],  for  the  Third  Time,  "Rob  Roy, 
or,  Auld  Lang  Syne;" — Rob  Roy  McGregor.  . .  .  Mr. 
Duff; — Jean  M'Alpine.  . .  .Mrs.  Barnes,  followed 

by  the  Burletta   "Tom  Thumb;" — Tom  Thumb 

Miss  Clarke. 


111.  PLAYBILL.     THEATRE     [BOSTON.]      Mr.    Blake's 

Third  appearance.  Monday,  Dec.  12  (1825). 
"The  Fair  Penitent;" — Horatio.  . .  Mr.  Conway; — 
Altamont.  . .  .  Mr.  Blake; — Calista.  . .  .  Mrs.  J. 
Barnes,  Etc.,  Etc. 

112.  BARNES  (MARY.)    A.  L.  S.  Ip  4to.     lUy4  Vandam  St., 

New  York,  April  9th,  1850.  "...  .and  to  enclose  my 
donation  on  the  occasion  of  the  dinner  of  the  American 
Dramatic  Fund  Association.  It  is  with  sincere 
interest  I  offer  my  warmest  wishes  for  the  increase  and 
permanence  of  the  Fund,  an  association  which  my 
late  lamented  husband  truly  desired  to  see  established 
in  America." 
Scarce. 

113.  PLAYBILL.    [BOSTON  THEATRE.]     Second  Night  of 

Miss  Johnson's  Engagement,  May  14,  1817. 
"RoMEO  &  Juliet;"— Juliet.  . .  .  Miss  Johnson  (first 
and  only  time  in  Boston).  To  which  will  be  added 
"The  Bee  Hive,  or.  Soldier's  Return." 

114.  KEENE  (ARTHUR.)     Portrait,  profile  bust,  in  char- 

acter.    Pen  and  Ink  Drawing  by  J.  H.  Roos,  1825. 

Made  his  first  appearance  in  New  York,  at  Park  Theatre, 
April  6th,  1817,  as  Henry  Bertram  in  "Guy  Mannering." 
He  sang  with  MaUbran  at  the  Bowery  Theatre  in  1827.  He 
made  his  first  appearance  in  Boston,  season  of  1818-19.  He 
sang  in  Concerts  at  Castle  Garden,  N.  Y.,  in  1833,  and  died 
in  the  South,  about  1835. 

115.  PLAYBILL.     [BOSTON  THEATRE.]    Friday,  October 

16th,  1818.  "George  Barnwell;" — Barnwell.  . . . 
Mr.  Williams; — Lucy.... Mrs.  Barnes.  End  of 
the  Play,  the  admired  song,  called  "The  Meeting  of 
the  Waters;  or,  The  Vale  of  Avoca,"  by  Mr.  Keene, 
to  which  will  be  added  (second  time  this  season)  "The 
Miller  and  His  Men." 

116.  PLAYBILL.     [BOSTON]    THEATRE.     Federal  Street. 

Mr.  Duff  respectfully  informs  his  Friends  and  the 
Public  .  .  .for  his   Benefit  ...  he  will  appear  in 


the  Part  of  Count  Belino,  in  the  "'Devil's  Bridge," 
etc.,  April  23rd,  1819; — Count  Belino.  . .  .  Mr.  Duff; 
— Countess  Rosalvina.  . .  .Mrs.  Wheatley,  End 
of  the  opera,  A  Favorite  Song  by  Mr.  Keene, 
Etc.,  Etc. 

117.  PELBY  (WILLIAM.)     Portrait,  bust,  in  oval. 
Bierstadt  Process  Print. 

Born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  16,  1793.  In  1827  he  was 
manager  of  the  Tremont  Theatre,  Boston;  he  also  built  the 
Warren  Theatre,  Boston.  He  played  Hamlet  at  Drury  Lane. 
He  was  in  the  Stock  Co.  at  the  Boston  Theatre,  in  1816.  He 
died  May  28,  1850,  in  Boston. 

118.  PELBY  (W.)    A.  L.  S.  Ip  4to.    National  Theatre,  Boston, 

Sept.  19th,  1838.  To  F.  C.  Wemyss,  asking  for 
engagement  for  Mrs.  Anderson  (his  daughter 
Julia  Pelby). 

119.  INCLEDON    (Mr.)     Portrait,   in   the   character   of 

A  Sailor  singing  the  "Storm,"  full  length.  Drawn 
by  Mr.  Emery,  Theatre  Royal,  Covent  Garden. 
Etched  and  Published  by  Roberts,  28  Middlerow, 
Holborn. 

Born  in  Cornwall,  England,  in  1757.  Went  as  a  midshipman 
on  board  the  "Formidable,"  in  1779,  to  the  West  Indies,  and 
was  in  several  engagements.  Returned  to  England  in  1782, 
making  his  first  appearance  upon  the  stage  at  Southampton, 
as  Alphonso,  in  "The  Castle  of  Andalusia,"  he  first  appeared 
at  Covent  Garden,  as  Dermot,  in  "The  Poor  Soldier,"  in 
October,  1790;  the  audience  soon  acknowledging  that,  to  one 
of  the  finest  voices  ever  heard,  he  united  the  greatest  science, 
pathos,  taste,  and  execution.  His  song  of  "The  Storm"  was 
a  masterly  performance,  and  his  style  so  expressive  of  the  hor- 
rors of  the  tempest,  and  the  confusion  and  despair  of  the 
sufferers,  the  vast  power  and  flexibility  of  voice  he  displayed 
produced  upon  his  audience  the  effect  and  impression  of  the 
finest  piece  of  acting.  Made  his  first  appearance  in  America 
at  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  on  the  20th  of  October,  1817, 
and  in  Boston  the  same  year.  The  last  song  he  ever  sang  was 
in  the  kitchen  of  a  country  tavern  in  England — this  was 
"Farewell,  my  trim-built  Wherry!".  In  his  usual  brilliant 
style,  he  quitted  the  house,  and  not  many  days  after  died  at 
Worcester,  Feb.  11,  1826. 


120.  INCLEDON     (Mr.)     Engraved     Portrait     in     song 

"Digging   and    Delving,"   full  length,   with  scene 
in    background,    and    words    of    song.     Published 
Dec.  16,  1806,  by  Laurie  &  Whittle,  53,  Fleet  Street, 
London. 
Very  Scarce. 

121.  INCLEDON  (CHARLES)  A.  N.  S.  Ip.  12mo.,  inlaid,  n.  d. 

To  T.  Phillips,  Vocalist.  Washington  Hotel,  Tues- 
day Morn,  "My  Dear  Tom, — I  have  something  of  great 
moment  to  communicate  which  is  of  much  importance 
to  you  as  well  as  to  yours  truly,  C.  Incledon." 

122.  PHILIPPS  [T.]     Portrait,  in  character,  with  music 

in  hand.  Engraved  by  T.  L.  Busby,  from  an  original 
Drawing  by  W.  Foster.     London,  n.d. 

Made  his  first  appearance  at  the  Park,  as  Count  Belino,  in 
"The  Devil's  Bridge,"  on  the  3rd  of  November,  1817,  and 
early  in  1818,  he  made  his  debut  before  a  Boston  audience,  in 
the  same  part.  He  received  for  11  nights  services  in  Boston, 
about  $2,500.  He  made  2  visits  to  this  country.  He  was 
killed,  on  the  27th  of  October,  1841,  in  England,  by  a  railroad 
accident. 

123.  PHILIPPS  (Mr.)  [THOMAS.]     Portrait,  in  the  char- 

acter  of    Capt.    Beldare,    in    "Love    Laughs    at 
Locksmiths,"  full  length.    E.  Percival  del.     T.  Gim- 
brede  sc.     Printed  &  Published  by  Valentine,  N.  Y., 
1818. 
This  portrait  is  excessively  rare. 

124.  PHILIPPS    (Mr.)    [THOMAS.]     Engraved    Portrait 

in  the  character  of  Count  Belino,  full  length. 
"But  mark  me!     Tis  but  fancy's  sketch." 

125.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  [Philadelphia.]     Mr.  Philipps 

as  Count  Almaviva  in  the  "Barber  of  Seville," 
March  18,  1822. 

126.  PHILIPPS   (T.)     A.  L.  S.  3pp.  4to.     '29  King  Street, 

Saturday.  3^  o'clock,  Oct.  10,  1812. 
Relative  to  his  engagement  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre. 


127.  WALLACK  (JAMES  W.)  Portrait,  three  quarter 
length,  sealed.  Drawn  by  T.  Wageman.  Engraved 
by  T.  Woolnoth. 

Born  in  London,  England,  Aug.  20,  1794,  appeared  on  the 
stage  of  Drury  Lane  when  he  was  12  years  old.  In  1817  he 
married  the  daughter  of  the  famous  "Irish"  Johnstone,  and 
sailed  for  America,  making  his  debut  Sept.  7,  1818,  at  the  Park 
Theatre,  New  York,  as  Macbeth.  In  1820,  he  returned  to 
England,  and  revisited  America  in  1821.  After  playing  suc- 
cessful engagements  throughout  the  country,  he  returned  to 
England  in  1823.  He  again  visited  the  U.  S.,  and  remained 
until  1831,  starring  and  revisiting  England  the  same  year. 
He  was  in  America  again  in  1832,  and  again  in  1836.  In  the 
fall  of  1840,  he  was  manager  of  the  National  Theatre,  New 
York,  the  house  burning  down  on  May  29,  1841.  He  re- 
mained in  the  States  until  1844,  returning  to  England  same 
year.  Early  in  1847,  he  returned  to  America,  and  remained 
until  his  decease.  He  assumed  management  in  New  York 
in  1852,  and  became  immensely  popular.  His  companies 
were  the  best  to  be  gathered.  He  died  in  New  York,  Dec.  25, 
1864. 


128.  WALLACK    (J.    W.)     Portrait,    as    Alcibiades,    ftdl 

length.     Wageman,    Wageman.     Engraved  for  The- 
atrical Inquisitor. 
Hand  Colored. 

129.  WALLACK  (J.  W.)     Portrait,  as  Alessandro  Massa- 

RONi   in  "The   Brigand,"  full  length.     J.  Rogers  sc, 
London,    Published    Jan.     1,     1830,    by   Whittaker, 
Treacher  &  Co. 
Hand  colored. 

130.  WALLACK    (J.  W.)     Portrait,  as  Dick  Dashall,  in 

the   Farce   of   "My   Aunt."     "I   beg   your   pardon 
ma'am."    Full  length.    Sketched  and  Engd.  by  D.  C. 
Johnston, 
Very  Rare  Portrait. 

131.  WALLACK   (J.   W.)     Portrait,    as  Frankenstein  in 

"Presumption,"   full   length.     I.    Findlay   Feet. 
Printed  in  colors. 


132.  PLAYBILL.  THEATRE  (Federal  St.)     Mr.  Wallack 

for    FOUR    NIGHTS,     WEDNESDAY,     DeC.     16th     [1818], 

"Hamlet;" — Hamlet.  . .  .  Mr.  Wallack; — Ophelia 
...Mrs.  Duff,  and  "My  Aunt;" — Dashall,  (as 
originally  performed  by  him  in  London) ....  Mr. 
Wallack. 

133.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  [Federal  Street,  Boston.]    Mr. 

Wallack  having  made  arrangements  to  rettim  to 
England,  etc.,  etc.,  will  make  his  last  appearance 
IN  Boston,  Wednesday,  Dec.  1st,  1819,  in  "Pizarro  ;" 
— RoLLA.  . .  .  Mr.  Wallack.  To  which  will  be  added 
"Three  and  Deuce;" — Pertinax  Single.  ..  .Mr. 
Wallack; — Peregrine  Single.  . .  .Mr.  Wallack; — 
Percival  Single.  . .  .  Mr.  Wallack. 

134.  WALLACK  (J.  W.)     A.  L.  S.   Ip.  8vo.,  inlaid.    "New 

York,  10  Nov.,  1860.  I  have  no  contract  of  Mr. 
Brougham's  Play  of  'Playing  with  Fire'  out  of  N. 
York." 

135.  BARTLEY  (GEORGE.)    Portrait,  as  Sir  Toby  Belch, 

half  length.     Colored  Lithograph  by  Lane. 

Made  his  debut  in  America,  as  Falstaff  on  the  19th  of  Nov., 
1818.  He  was  born  at  Bath,  England,  in  1782,  and  was  en- 
gaged to  play  children's  parts  at  the  theatre  there,  at  a  very 
early  age,  making  his  first  appearance  there  as  the  Page,  to 
Elliston's,  Will  Steady,  in  "The  Purse."  First  appeared  in 
London,  at  Drury  Lane,  Dec.  11th,  1802  as  Orlando  in  "As 
You  Like  It."  His  greatest  fame  was  derived  from  his  per- 
formance of  FalstaflP  (in  which  for  many  years  he  was  un- 
rivaled). He  appeared  in  Boston  on  January  6th,  1819,  as 
Falstaflf,  in  "King  Henry  IV." 

136.  BARTLEY   (Mr.)     Portrait,   as  Sir  John  Falstaff, 

three  quarter  length  seated.  Engd.  by  T.  Wright, 
after  Clint. 

137.  BARTLEY    (GEORGE.)    A.    L.    S.    Ip.    12mo.,    inlaid. 

Theatre  Royal,  Adelphi,  17  Aug.,  1821. 
Refering  to  Robert  Wm.  Elliston. 


138.  SMITH     (Miss.)     [Mrs.  BARTLEY.]     Portrait,   half 

length,  in  frame.  Engraved  by  Anthony  Cardon, 
from  an  original  miniature  by  Hargreave.  From  La 
Belle  Assemble,     April  1,  1812. 

Mrs.  Bartley,  formerly  Miss  Smith,  made  her  first  appear- 
ance in  New  York,  as  Isabella,  in  1818.  She  was  born  at 
Liverpool,  Oct.  23rd,  1783.  She  married  Mr.  Bartley  on  the 
23rd  of  August,  1815.  She  first  appeared  in  London,  and 
was  engaged  at  a  high  salary,  in  1805,  at  Covent  Garden.  Her 
first  appearance  in  Boston  was  made  on  Jan.  4th,  1819,  as 
Isabella,  in  "Isabella,  or.  The  Fatal  Marriage."  She  died  in 
London,  Jan.  14th,  1850,  at  the  age  of  67. 

139.  KEAN  (EDMUND).    Portrait,  as  he  appeared  in  his 

Walking-Dress  at  the  time  of  his  first  appearance 
at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  when  he  was  known  as  The 
Little  Man  with  the  great  capes,  full  length. 
Etching  in  bistre. 

Born  in  Castle  Street,  London,  1787.  The  most  celebrated 
tragedian  of  his  day  (or,  as  some  say,  of  any  day).  In  such 
parts  as  "Shylock,"  "Richard  III,"  "Othello,"  and  "Sir 
Giles  Overreach,"  he  was  unsurpassed.  His  first  (so  called) 
appearance  at  Drury  Lane,  London,  was  as  "Shylock,"  on  the 
26th  January,  1814,  when  he  created  a  remarkable  sensation, 
and  from  that  time  until  his  death,  he  was  the  star  of  the 
British  stage.  He  made  his  American  debut  at  the  Anthony 
St.  Theatre,  New  York,  in  Nov.,  1820,  as  Richard  III,  and  his 
first  appearance  in  Boston,  in  the  same  part,  on  the  12th  of 
February,  1821,  when  the  house  was  crowded,  and  continued 
to  be  throughout  the  engagement,  and  he  became  the  lion  of 
the  day.  His  engagement  was  for  nine  nights.  He  shared 
after  $1,000  per  week,  and  had  a  clear  benefit;  his  share  of 
the  receipts  amounting  to  $3,302.68.  So  great  was  the  rush 
to  see  him,  that  he  was  re-engaged  for  six  nights  more  at  $250 
per  night  and  clear  benefit,  which  gave  him  $2,151.58.  The 
last  night  of  his  re-engagement  the  premiums  on  the  tickets 
amounted  to  $640.  It  was  on  his  second  engagement  in 
Boston,  on  the  night  of  Friday,  the  25th  of  May,  1821,  when 
he  was  announced  for  "Richard  III."  The  audience  being 
light  in  number,  Kean  was  much  chagrined,  and  he  declined 
to  play,  although  entreated  by  the  management  to  do  so, 
and  much  enmity  and  ill  feeling  towards  Kean  was  the  result. 
On  his  return  to  Boston,  in  1825,  the  evening  of  Dec.  21,  he 
was  announced  for  "Richard."  All  the  tickets  were  sold,  and 
on  the  opening  of  the  doors,  the  house  was  soon  packed,  and 
the  excitement  of  the  audience  (not  a  female  being  present) 
was  very  evident.     Kean  attempted  an  apology,  but  was  re- 


ceived  with  jeers,  and  shouts  of — "ofiE" — "off — "pelted  with 
nuts,  etc.,  a  bottle  of  offensive  drugs,  and  other  missiles,  and 
was  driven  from  the  stage.  A  fearful  riot  in  the  House  was 
the  result;  (See  bill  in  this  Exhibition)  and  the  riot  act  was 
read  twice,  by  Mr.  Justice  Whitman,  but  without  effect. 
Mr.  Kean  escaped  from  the  theatre  before  the  riot  reached  its 
height,  and  left  Boston  the  next  morning  by  stage  for  Worces- 
ter. His  last  appearance  upon  the  stage  was  at  Covent 
Garden,  March  25,  1833,  as  "Othello";  his  son  Charles, 
enacting  "lago."  He  acted  with  great  vigor  up  to  the  third 
act,  and  delivered  "Farewell  the  Tranquil  mind,"  etc.,  with 
great  effect,  and  the  last  sentence  he  ever  spoke  upon  the  stage 
was  "Othello's  occupation's  gone."  He  died  on  the  15th  of 
May,  1833,  at  Richmond,  England,  in  the  house  adjoining  the 
theatre. 

140.  KEAN  (EDMUND.)     Portrait,  in  the  dress  presented 

to  and  worn  by  him  on  the  occasion  of  his  being 
chosen  a  Chief  and  Prince  of  the  Huron  Tribe  of 
Indians,  full  length.  Engraved  by  G.  F.  Storm,  after 
F.  Meyer. 

141.  KEAN.     THE   LATE   EDMUND  KEAN  as  Othello. 

Iago.     Oh  beware  my  lord  of  Jealousy.    Full  length. 
From  a  Drawing  by  E.  F.  Lambert. 
Lithograph  Printed  in  colors. 

142.  KEAN   (EDMUND.)     Portrait,  as  Richard  IIL    Full 

length.     Engraved  by  G.  C.  K. 
Hand  colored. 

143.  KEAN    (EDMUND.)     Portrait,  as   Richard  III,   re- 

cumbent, "Penny   Plain."     PubHshed  by   M.   &   M. 
Skelt. 
Hand  colored. 

144.  KEAN   (EDMUND.)     Portrait,  as  Richard  III.    Full 

length.     "Penny  Plain."     Published  by  J.  Wood. 

145.  KEAN   (Mr.)    [EDMUND.]     Portrait,  as  Gloster  in 

"Richard  III." — "That  dogs  bark  at  me,  as  I  halt  by 
'em."     Full  length. 
Hand  colored  Engraving. 


146.  KEAN    (Mr.)     [EDMUND.]  Portrait,    as   Shylock, 

half  length,  with  knife  in  hand.     Engraved  by  H. 

Meyer,  after  W.  H.  Watts.  London,  1814. 
Rare  Mezzotint. 

147.  KEAN     (EDMUND.)      Caricature    Portrait,    "The 

Theatrical   Atlas,"   drawn    and    etched    by    George 
Cruikshank.     Pubd.  May  7th,  1814.     Folio,  Printed 
in  Colors. 
Extremely  Rare. 

148.  KEAN   (EDMUND.)     Colored   Etched   Caricature, 

''The  Last  Act  oj  Richard  III"  drawn  and  engraved 
by  Geobolibus  Crackfordi,  F.  R.  S.  A.  (D.C.  Johnston), 
with  Portraits  of  Edmund  Kean,  Mr.  Dickson, 
and  Mrs.  Snelling  Powell. 

This  print,  which  is  of  excessive  rarity,  was  made  in  conse- 
quence of  the  intense  feeling  against  Kean,  displayed  by  the 
public  of  Boston,  during  his  engagement  here,  in  May,  1821, 
and  on  his  reappearance,  Dec  21,  1825,  there  was  a  riot  in  the 
theatre.  Only  one  other  copy  known.  See  bill  of  this  per- 
formance in  this  Exhibition,  No.  149. 

149.  PLAYBILL.   THEATRE  [Boston,  Federal  Street.]     Mr. 

Kean,  for  four  nights.  This  Evening,  Wednesday, 
Dec.  21  [1825].  "Richard  the  Third;" — Richard 
(his  first  appearance  in  Boston,  these  4  years) ....  Mr. 
Kean. 

Bill  of  the  Great  Kean  Riot. 

150.  KEAN    (EDMUND)    A.  L.  S.  2pp,  4to  Dieppe,  Friday, 

21st  May  [1824].  {To  Jack  Hughes,  Kean's  constant 
companion).  "Dear  Jack:  The  closer  they  pursue, 
the  further  I  shall  recede — by  the  time  you  receive 
this  Mrs.  Kean  &  myself  are  on  our  way  to  Paris — 
where  I  shall  remain  till  I  see  the  last  night  adver- 
tized of  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  the  day  after  you  will 
see  me  in  London.  Settle  all  bills  for  me;  I  will  dis- 
charge them  on  the  instant  I  return.  I  shall  then 
quit  England  for  ever,  but  I  carry  with  me  the  repu- 
tation of  the  first  English  actor,  etc.  which  if  I  had 
allowed  them  to  have  their  way,  I  could  not  have  done. 


if  I  had  asked  I  know  hundreds,  were  prepared  for 
hostility,  and  in  the  bad  parts  they  were  forcing  me 
to  play  with  Macready — he  must  have  skimmed  the 
cream — off   my   professional   dish.     The  Public  may 

talk  and  be  d d."  etc.,  etc. 

Fine  and  Rare  with  seal. 

151.  MAYWOOD  (Mr.)  [ROBERT  CAMPBELL.]    Portrait. 

as  I  AGO,  full  length.     Fraser-Thomson.     "I  hate  the 
Moor."     Engraved  for  the  Theatrical  Inquisitor,  1818. 
Hand  colored. 

Bom  at  Edinburgh,  in  1790.  He  first  appeared  at  Drury 
Lane,  as  Shylock,  Sept.  25th,  1817.  His  first  appearance  in 
America,  was  as  Richard  III,  at  the  Park  Theatre,  Jan.  4th, 
1819.  His  first  appearance  in  Boston  was  made  on  Feb.  19th, 
1819,  as  King  Lear.  He  enjoyed  a  great  popularity  by  his 
unrivaled  performance  in  a  line  of  Scottish  characters.  He 
died,  Nov.  27th,  1856,  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  aged  66. 

152.  MAYWOOD    (R.    C.)     Portrait,    as    Sir    Pertinax 

Macsycophant  in  Macklin's  Comedy  of  the  "Man 
OF  the  World."  "The  siller — the  siller,  man,  that 
was  the  north  starof  my  affections."  Act  3rd.  Nearly 
full  length,  seated.  Lithograph,  London,  Published 
May  24th,  1841,  by  Welch  &  Gwynne,  24  St.  James 
Street. 
Rare  portrait. 

153.  MAYWOOD   (R.  C.)     Portrait,   as  Rob   Roy,   three 

quarter  length. 
Water  Color  Drawing. 

154.  MAYWOOD   (R.  C.)     Engraved  Portrait  as  Baron 

Trevasi,  in  "The  Mountain  Torrent,"  three 
quarter  length. 

155.  PLAYBILL.   THEATRE  [Federal  Street,  Boston.]     Mr. 

Maywood,  for  six  nights,  Feb.  19th,  1819,  "King 
Lear;" — King  Lear  (his  first  appearance  in  Boston) 
....  Mr.  Maywood; — Cordelia.  . . .  Mrs.  Duff,  etc. 


156.  MAYWOOD    (R.   C.)     A.    L.    S.   2pp.  12mo.     Chesnut 

St.,  Dec.  8th.  n.  d.  "Col.  Esplanade,  we  consider  you 
ought  to  play  .  .  .  and  the  theatre  cannot  afiford  to 
pay  those  who  refuse  to  assist  its  interest  when  with- 
out degradation  their  services  are  called  upon,"  etc. 

157.  BROWN     (JOHN     MILLS.)      Portrait.     Comedian. 

Full  length. 
Bierstadt  Process  Print. 

Born  in  England,  made  his  first  appearance  at  the  Haymarket 
Theatre,  London.  Made  his  debut  at  Federal  St.  Theatre, 
Sept.  19,  1821.  Was  a  clever  low  comedian.  Died  at  Cold 
Spring,  N.  Y.,  on  the  15th  of  April,  1859,  aged  77  years. 

158.  KILNER  (Mr.)     Portrait,  as  Capt.  Cop  in  Charles 

THE  Second,  full  length.  Sketched  (from  memory,) 
Engd  &  published  by  Throop  &  Johnston,  Boston, 
1825. 

Rare  Portrait. 

Born  in  England,  in  1777.  Made  his  first  appearance  on  the 
American  stage  in  1818,  at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York. 
He  was  for  several  seasons  attached  to  the  Park  and  Chatham 
Garden  Theatres,  and  was  afterwards  manager  of  the  Federal 
Street  Theatre,  where  he  made  his  first  appearance,  Sept.  28, 
1821,  and  at  once  became  popular  as  an  actor.  He  left 
Boston,  in  1838,  and  went  to  Ohio,  where  he  purchased  a 
farm,  on  which  it  was  said  he  resided  for  many  years.  He  died 
at  Wilmington,  Indiana,  Jan.  2nd,  1862,  at  the  age  of  85. 

159.  FINN  (HENRY  J.,  and  THOMAS  KILNER.)  as  Paul 

Pry  and  Col.  Hardy,  full  length,  from  a  drawing  by 
D.  C.  Johnston. 
Lithograph.     Very  Rare. 

160.  FINN  (Mr.)     Portrait,  as  Doctor  Logic.    Full  length. 

folio.  Water  Color  Drawing,  by  Aug.  Toedteberg, 
after  D.  C.  Johnston,  1825. 

Mr.  Finn  was  born  at  Cape  Breton,  about  1790.  He  was  a 
student  at  Princeton  College,  leaving  there,  he  became  a  stu- 
dent-at-law  with  Thomas  Phoenix,  Esq.,  at  one  time  U.  S. 
District  Attorney  for  New  York.  Embarked  with  his  mother 
to  England;  the  vessel,  the  Esther  Lindo,  foundered  on  her 
passage,  and  they  were  rescued  by  a  passing  ship.     He  first 


essayed  the  actor's  life,  by  joining  a  company  of  strolling 
players  and  finally  worked  his  way  to  the  Haymarket, 
where  he  first  attracted  attention  by  his  performance  of 
Thomas  in  "The  Sleepwalker."  Revisited  America  and 
first  appeared  on  the  American  stage,  at  the  Park  Theatre, 
New  York,  enacting  Shylock.  Revisited  England  in  1821. 
Returned  to  America,  and  appeared  Oct.  22nd,  1822,  at  the 
Federal  Street  Theatre.  His  last  appearance  was  at  Phila- 
delphia, Chestnut  Street  Theatre,  in  Jan.,  1840.  He  was 
lost  on  the  steamer  Lexington,  which  was  burnt  on  Long 
Island  Sound,  Jan.  10,  1840.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Powell, 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snelling  Powell,  long  and  favorably 
known  to  all  the  early  play-goers  of  Boston. 

161.  FINN  (HENRY  J.)  A.  L.  S.  Ip.  4to.    Boston,  Jan.  25th, 

1828.  To  F.  C.  Wemyss.  "I  forget  what  the  terms 
were  before,  but  I  believe  they  were  to  share  after 
$100,  and  clear  half  ben." 

162.  BOOTH     (JUNIUS    BRUTUS.)     Portrait,    as   Fitz- 

HARDiNG  in  "The  Curfew,"  full  length,  dagger  raised 
in  right  hand. 
Etched.     Excessively  Rare. 

Born  in  London,  England,  May  1st,  1796.  He  began  his 
theatrical  career  at  Deptford,  as  Campillo,  in  "The  Honey- 
moon," Dec.  13,  1813.  Afterwards  he  played  in  several 
continental  cities,  and  returning  to  England,  made  his  debut 
at  Covent  Garden,  in  Oct.,  1815,  as  Sylvius,  in  "As  You  Like 
It."  He  afterwards  appeared  at  Worthing  and  Brighton, 
and  at  the  latter  place  made  a  great  hit  as  Sir  Giles  Overreach, 
which  resulted  in  his  being  immediately  engaged  for  Covent 
Garden,  where  he  reappeared  Feb.  12,  1817,  as  Richard  III, 
and  gained  the  most  triumphant  success.  Shortly  after  he 
was  induced  by  the  Drury  Lane  managers,  to  leave  Covent 
Garden,  and  on  the  20th  of  Feb.,  1817,  he  was  announced  at 
Drury  Lane  in  the  character  of  lago  to  the  Othello  of  Edmund 
Kean — the  performance  of  these  two  actors  creating  intense 
excitement.  The  same  play  was  advertised  for  the  following 
evening,  and  attracted  a  brilliant  audience.  Booth  returned 
to  Covent  Garden,  where,  on  the  2Sth,  he  again  attempted  to 
perform  Richard,  but  a  strong  feeling  of  disapprobation,  was 
artfully  fanned  by  the  management  of  Drury  Lane,  and  not- 
withstanding the  presence  of  numerous  friends,  he  was  assailed 
throughout  the  entire  evening  with  riotous  opposition  and  the 
play  was  gone  through  in  dumb  show  only.  He  made  an 
apologetical  appeal  to  the  public  the  next  day,  but  another 
riotous  audience  greeted  him  on  the  1st  of  March,  while  on 
the  3rd  and  6th,  he  played  Richard,  with  very  slight   mani- 


festations  of  disapprobation,  which  thereafter  entirely  ceased. 
In  1820  he  again  appeared  at  Drury  Lane.  He  arrived  at 
Norfolk,  Va.,  in  July,  1821,  and  made  his  first  appearance  in 
this  country  at  Richmond,  July  13,  1821.  He  next  appeared 
at  Park  Theatre,  New  York,Oct.  5,  1821,  as  "Richard  III,"  and 
played  his  last  engagement  there  in  1843.  He  visited  England 
for  the  last  time  in  1836,  where  he  remained  nearly  a  year. 
Since  then  his  career  is  well  known.  He  made  his  first  appear- 
ance in  Boston,  May  6th,  1822,  as  "Richard."  He  then 
received  the  applause  of  a  Boston  audience;  and  up  to  his 
last  performance  in  this  city,  prior  to  his  death,  he  retained 
the  position  he  so  well  deserved.  His  last  appearance  in  this 
city  was  at  the  Museum,  October  31st,  1851,  as  Richard. 
His  last  performance  upon  the  stage  was  on  the  evening  of 
Friday,  Nov.  19th,  1852,  when  he  played  Sir  Edward  Morti- 
mer, in  "The  Iron  Chest,"  at  the  St.  Charles  Theatre,  New 
Orleans,  and  died  en  route  to  Cincinnati,  on  the  steamer  J.  S. 
Chenoweth,  on  the  30th  of  November,  and  he  lies  buried  in 
the  Cemetery,  at  Baltimore,  Md. 

163.  BOOTH    (JUNIUS    BRUTUS.)     Portrait,  as    Post- 

humus,  full  length.  Wageman  pinx.  Wageman 
sculp.  Engraved  for  the  Theatrical  Inquisitor.  Pub- 
lished May  1st,  1817. 

164.  BOOTH  (Mr.)     Portrait  in  the  character  of  Richard 

3rd,  as  he  first  appeared  in  the  United  States,  in  the 
year  1821.     Drawn  and  Published  by  W.  H.  Norton, 
(Comedian)   Burton's  Theatre,   Chambers  St.,  New- 
York.     Three  quarter  length. 
Colored  by  hand. 

165.  BOOTH  (JUNIUS  BRUTUS.)     Portrait  as  Sir  Giles 

Overreach,  full  length.     W.  Heath,  delt.     H.  Meyer 
so.   {London,  Published  April  8th,  1817,  by  Beckett 
&  Hudson,  85,  Cheapside].     Printed  in  colors. 
Excessively  Rare  Portrait. 

166.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  ROYAL  COVENT  GARDEN. 

Nov.  23,  1815.  Tragedy  of  ''Percy;" — Harcourt.  . . 
Mr.  Booth,  etc.,  etc. 

167.  PLAYBILL.    THEATRE  [Boston.]     Mr.  Booth's  Last 

Performance  but  Two  Positively,  Thursday, 
Arou.27,1823.  "Town  &  Country;"— Reuben  Glen- 
ROY  (for  this  night  only).  . .  .  Mr.  Booth. 


168.  PLAYBILL.   BOSTON  THEATRE.    Mr.  Booth's  Bene- 

fit, Dec.  1, 1823.  ''King  Lear;" — King  Lear — (for 
this  night  only) ....  Mr.  Booth,  and  ''The  Mayor  of 
Garratt;" — Jerry    Sneak.  . .  .Mr.    Booth. 

169.  BOOTH  (J.  B.)  D.  S.     Contract  made  and  entered  into 

at  Philadelphia,  Oct.  13,  1838,  "to  perform  such  parts 
as  may  be  assigned  to  said  J.  B.  Booth  by  Wemyss  or 
his  authorized  agent;  J.  B.  Booth  to  receive  ten  dollars 
per  week  as  compensation  in  full  for  his  services  and  a 
clear  half  of  the  Receipts  of  a  Benefit,  during  the  time 
either  in  Baltimore  or  Philadelphia  as  may  be  deter- 
mined by  said  Wemyss."  In  the  handwriting  of 
Francis  C.  Wemyss,  and  signed  by  him  and  J.  B.  Booth 
Ip.  4  to. 

170.  BARRETT   (GEO.   H.)     Portrait,   bust. 
India  Ink  Drawing. 

Known  as  "Gentleman  George,"  was  born  in  England  and 
made  his  debut  as  the  child,  in  "Pizarro,"  at  the  Federal  St. 
Theatre,  in  1799.  In  the  season  of  1822-3  he  was  a  member 
of  the  company  in  Boston.  His  first  appearance  in  New  York, 
was  at  the  Park  Theatre,  June,  1806,  as  Young  Norval.  He 
died,  in  abject  poverty,  at  New  York,  Sept.  5,  1860. 

171.  BARRETT  (GEO.  H.)  A.  L.  S.  5pp.  4to.  No.  4  Franklin 

Terrace,  26th  St.,  near  9th  Avenue,  Sept.  29,  1858. 
"My  Dear  Genl:  No  one  can  appreciate  the  sentiment 
of  'Friendship,  caused  by  our  acquaintance  of  thirty 
years'  (contained  in  your  last  letter)  more  than  myself, 
for  I  find  the  Friends  on  whom  I  could  once  rely,  gone, 
or  become  so  frigid,  as  to  have  lost  all  sympathy,  for 
those  whose  age  and  declining  Health,  with  its  attend- 
ant poverty,  renders  them  no  longer  agreeable,  nor 
useful  .  .  .  allow  me  to  test  it,  by  seeking  your  ad- 
vice and  assistance,  for  as  I  think  I  have  but  a  few 
months  to  live,  I  wish  to  feel  assured  my  Darling 
Children  will  be  taken  care  of,  my  chief  care  is  a  boy 
of  nearly  eight  years  of  age  ...  in  proper  hands,  he 
may  be  made  a  good  and  talented  man,  my  means  at 
present  is  the  small  amount  that  I  receive,  from  that 
glorious  institution  the   Dramatic  Association,   and 


an  Annuity  of  $400  a  year  which  is  all  I  had  (mentions 
his  other  children)  ...  a  general  Debility  or  Gradual 
Decay  of  the  system,  has  now  set  in,  and  I  may  set 
myself  down  as  a  Confirmed  InvaUd,  unable  to  attend 
to  anything  or  rise  from  my  Bed,  for  days  at  a  time. 
How  long  I  shall  last,  Heaven  only  knows,  tho'  I 
imagine  the  1st  of  Jan.  will  close  my  career.  I  look 
forward  to  it  as  a  relief  from  suffering  and  want,  my 
mind  is  at  ease  and  on  that  score  I  feel  happy."  etc., 
etc. 

172.  MATHEWS    (CHARLES.)    THE  ELDER.     Portrait, 

half  length,  seated. 

Born  June  28,  1776,  in  London.  Made  his  first  appearance  in 
America,  at  Baltimore,  Sept.  2nd,  1822,  in  "The  Trip  to 
Paris,"  at  the  Holliday  St.  Theatre.  His  first  appearance 
in  Boston,  was  made  on  the  26th  of  Dec,  1822.  He  opened 
in  two  of  his  best  parts.  Goldfinch  and  Monsieur  Tonson,  and 
his  reception  was  great.  His  style  was  original  and  had  the 
great  charm  of  novelty.  His  "Trip  to  Paris"  drew  crowded 
houses,  heavy  premiums  being  paid  for  tickets,  and  though 
the  cold  was  intense,  the  water  freezing  in  Mathews'  room  so 
thick  that  he  could  not  break  it,  people  came  in  open  sleighs 
from  Salem  to  attend  the  performances.  He  again  visited 
Boston  in  December,  1834,  and  for  the  last  time  in  January, 
1835.  He  was  taken  sick  during  this  visit,  and  improving, 
returned  to  New  York,  where  he  played  a  short  engagement, 
taking  his  farewell  benefit  on  the  11th  of  February,  1835,  which 
was  his  last  appearance  on  any  stage.  He  returned  home 
to  England,  and  died  on  the  28th  of  June,  1835,  and  was 
buried  in  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Plymouth. 

173.  MATHEWS     (CHARLES.)    Portrait,   in   character, 

half  length,  in  frame,  on  base.  DeWilde  pinxt.  H. 
Meyer  sc. 

174.  MATHEWS  (Mr.).  Portrait  as  Mons.  Morbleu,  full 

length.     Wageman  del.     Woolnoth  sc. 

175.  MATHEWS    (Mr.).     Portraits,    various,   in  his   "At 

Home,"  of  1820.     Etched. 
From  the  British  Stage. 

176.  MATHEWS    (Mr.)     Portraits,  various,  as  the   Dili- 

GENCiAE  Personae  in  his  "Trip  to  Paris"  Etching. 


177.  MATHEWS  (Mr.)  (HARLEYandLISTON).  Portraits, 

seated.  "The  Light  Cigar,"  oblong,  Lithograph 
of  J.  H.  Bufford,  N.  Y. 

178.  PLAYBILL.    NEW    THEATRE     [Philadelphia.]      Mr. 

Mathews'  Third  Night,  Feb.  28,  1823.  "The  Heir 
AT  Law;" — Doctor  Panglos.  . .  .  Mr.  Mathews,  and 
the  farce  of  "Monsieur  Tonson;" — Monsieur 
MoRBLEU.  . .  .Mr.  Mathews. 

179.  MATHEWS  (CHARLES— THE  ELDER).  A.  L.  S.  Ip. 

4to.  n.d.  Oxford,  Monday.  "My  very  dear  L  C.  Y. 
I  shall  arrive  please  God  at  Andover  in  due  time — 
and  hope  to  be  cheered  by  your  presence.  I  shall 
drive  to  the  same  Inn  I  went  to  with  the  Coach 
knowing  no  other." 

180.  COWELL  (Mr.)  [JOSEPH.]    Portrait,  as  Crack,  half 

length,  in  frame.  Engd.  by  Durand  from  a  painting 
by  Neagle.  From  Lopez  and  Wemyss'  Edition  of 
Plays.     Phila.     1826. 

Born  in  England,  Aug.  7th,  1792.  He  made  his  first  appear- 
ance on  the  New  York  stage,  at  the  Park  Theatre,  Oct.  30th, 
1821,  as  Crack,  in  "The  Turnpike  Gate."  He  came  to 
Boston  in  1823,  and  appeared  at  the  City  Theatre,  formerly 
Washington  Gardens,  with  an  Equestrian  and  a  Comedy 
Company  combined.  He  died  Nov.  14th,  1863,  at  the  age 
of  71,  in  London,  England. 

181.  CONWAY    (W.    A.)     Portrait,    as    Hamlet,    bust. 

Mezzotint,  engraved  by  W.  Say,  after  G.  H.  Harlow. 
London,  1815. 

Born  in  London,  1789.  Made  his  first  appearance  at  Chester, 
England,  as  Zanga,  in  "The  Revenge."  Made  his  first 
appearance  in  London,  at  Covent  Garden,  Oct.  4th,  1814,  as 
Alexander  the  Great.  His  first  appearance  in  Boston  was  as 
Hamlet,  on  the  25th  of  Feb.,  1824.  Early  in  1828  en  route 
to  Savannah,  Ga.,  by  steamer,  he  threw  himself  overboard  in 
the  harbor  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 

182.  CONWAY    (Mr.)     Portrait,    as    King    Henry    the 

Fifth,  fvdl  length.  DeWilde  pinxt.  Rivers  sculp. 
Engraved  for  the  Theatrical  Inquisitor,  1814. 


183.  KELLY  (LYDIA).     Portrait,  as  Beatrice,  half  length 

in  frame,     Engraved  by  J.  B.  Longacre  from  a  paint- 
ing by  J.  Neagle.     From  Lopez  &  Wemyss'  Edition 
of  Plays. 
Hand  colored. 

Born  in  London,  June  2nd,  1795.  When  13  years  old,  she 
made  her  first  appearance  upon  the  stage  at  Glasgow,  as  Ro- 
sina,  Oct.  11th,  1810.  She  was  afterwards  at  Edinburgh  and 
various  provincial  theatres,  as  well  as  at  Drury  Lane,  with 
success.  Her  debut  in  the  United  States,  was  made  on  the 
17th  of  Sept.,  1824,  at  the  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  as  Lady 
Teazle,  and  as  the  dashing  representative  of  the  fashionable 
and  high-flown  heroines  of  comedy,  maintained  for  several 
seasons  the  highest  position  in  the  favor  of  the  public.  She 
made  her  first  appearance  in  Boston,  in  season  of  1824-5,  and 
at  her  benefit  the  receipts  amounted  to  $1,000.  She  made 
her  first  appearance  in  New  York,  Sept.  17th,  1824,  as  Lady 
Teazle,  and  ended  her  career  there  in  July,  1831,  when  she 
returned  to  England. 

184.  KELLY   (LYDIA   Miss.)     Portrait  as   Ophelia,   full 

length.     Cruikshank  del.     Alais  sculp. 
A  scarce  portrait. 

185.  KELLY  (LYDIA).  A.  L.  S.  Ip.  4to.  n.d.  Monday  26th. 

Regarding  an  engagement.     With  reply  on  back  by 
F.  C.  Wemyss. 


COCKAYNE 
BOSTON 


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